TWO BELLS FOR WWII GREATEST GENERATION VET

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TWO BELLS FOR WWII GREATEST GENERATION VET – Services for Navy vet Arthur Nelson Ray. Art Ray sailed with USS Quincy heavy cruiser part of D-Day armada, carried President FDR on way to Yalta Conference to set postwar peace. Art was in Pacific for final campaign of WWII and witnessed Final Surrender signing by Gen. Douglas MacArthur and representatives of Japan in Tokyo Bay. Folded flag was presented by Navy vet and Chaplain Fred Villa of VFW Post 3000 Quartz Hill to Art’s wife of 41 years, Debbie Ray. VFW Post 3000 Honor Guard and Patriot Guard Riders led by Jim Jacobs provided veterans military honors for Art, a regular at Coffee4Vets. Art was 96, a devout Christian, and followed his own advice to “Live Life Well.”Villa provided Two Bells for absent shipmates. Click on the images to view gallery.

Coffee4VETS Morning Breakfast – October 25, 2022

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Coffee4VETS October 25, 2022 Announcements. COFFEE4VETS IS TUESDAY – Vietnam 101st Airborne veteran Mike Bertell of Point Man joins Air Force mom Stacia Nemeth in spreading word about Mobile Vietnam Memorial opening Nov. 9, 5 p.m., through Nov. 13 at Palmdale Amphitheater with ceremonies for Veterans Day, 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. Army vet Charles Rachell and Navy vet James Lynch described the wonderful tour of Washington D.C. for Honor Flight of Kern County. On a whirlwind tour dozens of veterans visited virtually all armed forces memorials in the nation’s capital, including Arlington National Cemetery. Information and friendship for veterans every Tuesday 7-9 a.m. at Crazy Otto’s Restaurant on Avenue I in Lancaster where coffee is free for veterans and meals are discounted.