Veterans
Writing group helps veterans find their voice
ENCINITAS — The feeling of hopping into a plane in the middle of the night and preparing for a nuclear strike might seem like the domain of a fiction writer.
Homeless veterans a huge, neglected problem
You didn’t hear a word about homeless veterans in President Obama’s State of the Union speech last January and chances are you won’t hear anything from him about those vets next month, either, unless it’s a boilerplate homage for their contributions to American freedom.
Group gets OK for new veterans memorial
SOLANA BEACH — City Council granted approval at the Nov. 28 meeting for a community group to move forward with fundraising for a veterans memorial at La Colonia Park, an element included in improvement plans that were delayed indefinitely after the state abolished redevelopment agencies.
City honors its war veterans
SOLANA BEACH — With the humility so often displayed by U.S. veterans, John Fletcher accepted a proclamation for his service to this country, but said, “There are a lot of men who deserve this more.”
