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You Can Leave The Military But It Really Never Leaves You

One of the benefits of being located near Travis Air Force Base is being close to the installation’s many resources including the Retiree Activities Office.


From Rim to River and Return

"One of the places we fell in love with was the South Rim of the Grand Canyon."


Celebrating Memorial Day

At Paradise Valley Estates, Memorial Day means far more than the unofficial start of summer.


Good Friends Are a Treasure

With the recent passing of a friend in Orange County, I thought about the great memories we made together with her husband, who died several years ago.


My First Pastoral Act at Sea

When the draft was summoning my buddies to the Korean Conflict, I was in college but also pre-enrolled in theological seminary.


On Brave Old Army Team

The annual game, the longest continuous rivalry in football, was played this year in Philadelphia on Saturday, December 9.


Pumping Iron to Stay Young

The difference between living independently and needing skilled nursing care as you age can depend in large part on your muscle mass and strength.


PVE Votes AFJROTC

On a trip to visit the Fairfield High School Air Force Junior ROTC program in January, student cadets decked out in crisp uniforms and a professional demeanor greeted four of us from PVE.


A Lifelong Dodger Fan

"I have been a Dodger fan since I was eight or nine years old. I lived in a small town in north Georgia and I did not have a radio."


Wreaths Across America

"Having visited our son’s resting place at Christmas for the past two years, impressed by the sight of thousands of identical wreaths at each marker, we wondered who did it and how that was done so beautifully. Now we would find out and take part."