Matt Scott At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2021 (Veterans Day) the people of the United States will mark the passage of 100 years since the interment of an unidentifiable member of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I in Arlington National Cemetery. The place of interment has come to be known as the…
Ross Dunfee It is impossible for this writer to pen a history of the Cold War (war without heated conflict) in 500 words, so please forgive my inadequacies. The Cold War, like so many actions, is wrought in fear. After World War II, the USA and other nations feared the expansion of communism. It also…
Traci Baker, Director, Community Activities and Communications Every year we take time to give thanks and recognition to all of our military personnel who have given so much to secure our freedom. This year, we are likely not going to be able to gather together in the Theater, but your Activities Office team is thrilled…
Susan Knox Wilson On Sunday, Nov. 10, PebbleCreek honored its many military veterans with a truly patriotic, sold-out Veterans Day celebration at the Renaissance Theater. It was a moving and special program, filled with gratitude for all the men and women who are serving or have served our country in the military. Master of Ceremonies,…
Susan Knox Wilson PebbleCreek veterans were honored at an appreciation luncheon on Sunday, Nov. 10 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The event, hosted by the PebbleCreek Quilters, was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek, PebbleCreek Republican Club, PebbleCreek Democratic Club, PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, Craig Hauger, Certified Financial Planner, Woodbury Financial, and a number…
Irene Manalili My name is Irene Manalili, a PebbleCreek resident. As Veterans Day approaches, I want to share with you the recognition that my father received for his military service. My father, Crisanto Manalili, was one of the 260,000 Filipino soldiers, scouts, and guerrillas who fought with the United States forces during World War II…
Every year, we take time to give thanks and recognition to all of our military personnel who have given so much to secure our freedom. This year, we are thrilled to welcome Michael Swanigan as our special guest speaker. Swanigan, retired from the Air Force Reserve, flew C-130 Hercules planes for the Alaska Air National Guard.…
David Hale Hand, Korea Korea veterans, our turn is here to take the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. I won’t take a lot of time telling you about the organization as you can read about it at www.honorflight.org. I will say that the veterans who are selected do not pay anything to go. The organization…
Traci Baker As a salute to PebbleCreek veterans, a digital presentation is being prepared for Veterans Day. Images of veterans in their uniforms during their respective times of service, their names, and periods of service will be shown on PebbleTV for 24 hours. To accomplish this, PebbleCreek veterans are each asked to submit a photo of…
Marlene Kuskie For the past two Veterans Day Programs, the PC Quilters have created and presented veterans of PebbleCreek with a red, white and blue quilt. The PC Quilters would like to do this again and are seeing names of veterans. If you or a spouse/friend are a veteran and would like to receive a…