We finished a very busy September on a beautiful day. The beach was gorgeous, there wasn’t a cloud in sight, and the view rivaled any seen along the Mediterranean coastline in southern France. Only it wasn’t Southern France and it wasn’t the Tour de France; it was Redondo Beach and it was Ride with the Tide, a fantastic event sponsored …
On Saturday Sept 26 -The South Bay Sunrise Rotary club of Torrance hosts their 6th Annual RAT RIDE. This is our second year helping guide the riders. The race consist of several distances from 15 miles to 61 miles throughout many of the South Bay communities- It has a little bit for everyone, including a nice ride along the beach. …
We may not have deep pockets but we have great friends that love, respect and understand the value and the sacrifice our men and women in uniform make daily. Every year for the last three years the Los Angeles County Fair (LACF) has hosted Wounded Heroes of America for a Day at the Fair. It’s one of our biggest get-together …
Today a group of us went to the CBS studios in LA for the filming of the Price is Right. The show was all about Veterans. We only got a few photos as we couldn’t take our cell phone inside the studios, but in spite of the rain, the traffic jams, and everyone being late, we all manage to all …
A question often asked why fireworks – Aren’t fireworks dangerous , bad for Vets suffering from PTSD , doesn’t that remind them of the trauma of combat, wouldn’t it be better if we didn’t have fireworks at all? – think of all the fires, the vets, the resources that are allocated to the 4th of July that could be utilized …
Memorial Day 2015 was a memorable weekend indeed around the South Bay. Every year Green Hills Memorial Park is host to one of the largest ceremonies in the Southland commemorating Memorial Day and honoring those that have served and those that have given as, Abraham Lincoln stated in the Gettysburg Address, “Their Last Measure of Devotion”. This year was a …
We’ll always remember Valentine’s Day 2015. We love things that work and learning how and why they work…We have come to the conclusion that our kids are probably the most important members of our recovery, re-integration to civilian world, social interaction etc, etc TEAM. Wherever the kids go the parents follow, if the parents follow, as they usually do, they …
Another great opportunity to come together with the veterans, their families, and the community. One of those days we love and enjoy, at least for a little while “come on get happy, relax and have some fun” is what we do here at Wounded Heroes of America. Click here to view gallery
2015 started out with the biggest turnout to date at El Cholo Restaurant. It was hard to find a seat. We had lots of new vets join us, some traveled hours just to break a little with bread with us. Our monthly dinner get-together to us represents the time when we can all come, hang out, bring the kids and …
It’s been a busy December for Santa and his helpers at Wounded Heroes of America, but worth every minute. These are some of the many photos of happy children when Santa came to visit. Lots of milk and cookies and lots of love going around. Thank you to all those that helped make Christmas special this year. We at WHOA …
