On Sept 24 2015 at Our Monthly dinner at El Cholo Restaurant Jonathan Andrade, one of our combat wounded vets, wife Nicole and their growing family are the latest of our Veterans to receive a donation of a mortgage free home from Military Warriors Support Foundation. Jonathan and family will be receiving keys to their new home in Madera, California on …
A baby girl for Rudy and Claudia. Congrats to the Saavedra and Guillen Family! We spend a lot of time talking about the heroism and courage and selfless service to our Country from our Warriors, and they deserve every letter, every word and every story written about them, their sacrifice and their courage. I recently heard said “A Hero is …
Today Gil and Marbella Rojas were awarded their mortgage free home by the Military Warrior Support Foundation in partnership with Wells Fargo. While we at WHOA can’t do the really big things, thank God we have friends that can. What we do pretty well is work behind the scenes to advocate on their behalf, to find resources and opportunities to …
Another splendid monthly gathering at El Cholo Restaurant with a special recognition to one of our board members who works tirelessly to help bring attention to our foundation, Harvey Jacobson. It was joyous to see many familiar faces come join us in acknowledging Harvey’s continued support and commitment to Wounded Heroes of America. To many of our guys, this foundation …
At our March Dinner, the foundation honored and recognized our executive secretary Wendy Menjivar for her dedication to the foundation and the vets we serve. Wendy is a well loved and respected member of this foundation. She keeps everything flying straight around here- from organizing events to administration, from baby showers, to Christmas, to selling fireworks; she’s in the middle …
Another example of the community stepping up for our Wounded Vets Congratulation to Gil Rojas- “Your vocational scholarship in the amount of $3506.61 has been approved” Sgt Gil Rojas an Iraq combat wounded Veteran was awarded a scholarship from the Southbay Sunrise Rotary Club of Torrance CA to attend a dog training school. As time passes , more and more …
We’re very lucky here at Wounded Heroes of America in that we have great friends. We’re basically a regional foundation and certainly not as large as the better known national foundation, but as far as local organizations caring for our combat wounded from Iraq or Afghanistan here in southern California, we’re as good as the best and better the rest. …
Today the Home Depot Foundation/Home Depot of Carson CA and Wounded Heroes of America and a bunch of Home Depot volunteer partnered up to make life a little easier for one of our Wounded Veterans. We at WHOA have had a long standing belief, and advocated the point, that the resources that are necessary to improve the lives of our …
Jonathan Andrade is taking part in the Rose Parade representing wounded Veterans and Wounded Heroes of America. He’s standing next to a very special award made by and presented to our founder, Mike Talleda, by one of our Vets Gilberto Rojas on behalf of Vets Addressing America. It’s a real honor to have guys like Jonathan and Gil representing Wounded …
