We met Alroy at his Purple Heart Ceremony at the Long Beach VA. in 2007. We’ve become like family and together we have helped many other combat wounded vets on the Navajo Reservation. April 21, 2025, Alroy Billiman and Mike Talleda were recognized by the Navajo Nation’s Spring Council for their work with Navajo combat-wounded vets. It was a fantastic honor to …
Another year gone by and another celebration of the WHOA family . We had a great day with Santa – He showed up and again our kids had a blast. We want to thank all our friends that donated toys, showed lots of love and appreciation for those that make this the Land of the Free because of the Brave. …
Alive Day 2025 was a great day for the veterans, their families, and the community. It was such a wonderful day that we’re going to share an abundance of photos that speak volumes. This event is also a testament to the friendship we at Wounded Heroes of America have developed with Chris Kelly at Dive N Surf and Dylan Sohngen …
Our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner – El Cholo Restaurant supporting our veterans – On Thursday, Nov 16, 2023, just thirteen days shy of WHOA’s 22nd anniversary, we were hosted for dinner at El Cholo Restaurant in La Habra. In addition to the food provided by El Cholo, WHOA distributed a full turkey dinner to 20 veteran families to take home and …
Every other Friday Wounded Heroes of America (WHOA) host a lunch for our vets. The idea was to get the vets together, young and old ( rather older)- one thing we notice when we bring these two generations together we could see just how in awe the younger vets were of older vets and at the same time how proud …
We have been helping our combat-wounded and surviving spouses for over 20 years now. It’s been a labor of love from the very beginning, but also it is an obligation to these young men and women we send to war, to be here ready to help them when they come back with these horrific life-changing wounds. We have always felt …
Sun is setting on Summer 2023 We had a great time Saturday, Sept 16th hanging out and playing around – I’ll let the photos tell the story. This was our 5th Softball- BBQ summer event – (Wounded Heroes of America) – WHOA vs. SGV Marines (San Gabriel Valley). The first few years the Marines beat us like a drum. Things …
One of our goals is to educate the public on what WHOA does…. We are blessed to be written up in the ‘Sentinel’ Newsletter and displayed on the Chapter 78 Special Forces website. https://www.specialforces78.com/ This all started by Mike Talleda being invited to Los Alamitos for a presentation/meeting to Special Forces Chapter 78. Special Forces Chapter 78 is composed of some of …
We’ve been thinking about a summertime event, for some time now. We thought – What better way to spend a hot summer day than at the beach? What was just a trial run will end up being our first inaugural annual Day at the Beach event. Everybody loved it It turned out to be a great day- Our partner in …
July 9th City of Hawthorne CA celebrated its 100th birthday with a festive weekend and a parade. It was a beautiful day for a nice walk and countless numbers of businesses and organizations participated including Wounded Heroes of America. We have always supported our community and have built an excellent relationship with our host city so when asked if we …
