Wreaths Across America is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to remember and honor those who have served our nation and teach others to do the same. By offering sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day every veteran’s interment site will be adorned with a wreath. Last year the…
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October 2018
Veterans honored on Veterans Day – submit your photos
This is the fifth year we’ve honored our veterans on Veterans Day at the Ranch by displaying their pictures on a large board. Last year it grew to two boards. We’re doing it again this year. We still have the pictures from previous years, but if you’re a veteran and either new to the Ranch…
August 2018
Help our local veterans in need
Ed Davis The award winning American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its annual charity golf tournament August 25 at The Views in Sun City. One hundred percent of the proceeds are to provide care and assistance to local homeless and “at risk” veterans and to the families of deployed Arizona National Guard…
July 2018
Help our local veterans in need
Ed Davis The award winning American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its annual charity golf tournament August 25 at The Views in Sun City. One hundred percent of the proceeds are to provide care and assistance to local homeless and at risk veterans and to the families of the deployed soldiers of…
February 2018
The Wall That Heals is coming to Oro Valley
Pat Cox The Wall That Heals is a scaled replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and will be coming to Canada del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley on March 15-18, 2018. It honors more than three million Americans who served in the Vietnam War and bears the names of more…
November 2017
Thanks to our vets
Jan Christensen Hank and Linda are proud to have served our country by contributing to its safety. Hank, educated as an aeronautical/astronautical engineer, began his career in the military when he enlisted as an aircraft mechanic and was stationed at Columbus AF Base, Mississippi. Next he was commissioned and assigned to Wright-Patterson AF Base as…
October 2017
Call to Duty: Troopers for veterans
Kay Lantow and Linda Nicholson Calling all SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to duty for Wreaths Across America. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. Sheron Jones, an American Gold Star Mother and president of the Tucson Chapter, is also the Location Coordinator for the Tucson event.…
October 2017
Veterans Day display for 2017
Carol Andrews For the last three years at the Ranch we’ve honored our veterans on Veterans Day by displaying their pictures on a large board. We’re doing it again this year. We still have the pictures from previous years, but if you’re a veteran and either new to the Ranch or haven’t participated in the…
Front Page, February 2017
Wreaths Across America 3rd annual Troopers event
Kay Lantow & Linda Nicholson Saturday morning, December 17, 2016, fifty-seven SaddleBrooke Ranch residents traveled to Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery to participate in the National Wreaths Across America. Since 2014, when only ten volunteers braved the cold and rainy weather, Linda Nicholson and Kay Lantow have encouraged SBR residents to donate time and money to…
November 2016
Thank you to our vets
Jan Christensen When Tom was a young child he loved the movie Don Winslow of the Navy. He thought being in the navy sounded exciting, never thinking he would be part of it. As the youngest of three boys, all interested in the military, he decided to apply to the Coast Guard Academy. Tom was…