Peggy McGee The Santa Cruz Valley Military Order of the World Wars Chapter will be hosting an event to pay tribute to veterans on Saturday, January 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sahuarita High School Auditorium. This signature event honors all those who serve the nation – whether in active military service, retired, the reserve…
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Features, December 2015
Quail Creek veterans honor one of our own
Tom Haberer Marine Lance Corporal Matt Determan, grandson of QC residents Jack and Susan Moberg, died May 19, 2015 in an Osprey helicopter training accident in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Matt, son of Mike and Charlesa Determan of Tucson, was stationed at Camp Pendleton near San Diego. He was on a training mission enroute to the Gulf…
October 2015
A tribute to WWII vets
Kay Robinson and Peggy McGee From October 17 to 19, WWII veterans from the Tucson area will be heading to Washington, DC to see their memorial. Residents are asked to write letters to the veterans traveling on this flight. We may get names later but the Honor Flight team has also requested Dear Vet letters…
April 2015
Honor flight to Washington DC
Peggy McGee On April 18, 72 World War II veterans will be traveling to Washington, DC to see their memorial courtesy of the Southern Arizona Honor Flight program. Honor Flight Network is a nonprofit organization created solely to honor America’s WWII veterans for all their sacrifices. The cost per person is $1000 but each veteran…
Front Page, October 2014
Annual clothing and household goods drive
Janice Pell Mark the calendar and clean out the closets. Saturday morning, November 1, The Women of Quail Creek will hold its annual clothing drive for homeless veterans and families. TWOQC volunteers will be accepting donations from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot in front of the Madera Clubhouse. Tucson’s VA hospital has…
Front Page, October 2014
Quail Creek residents welcome back WWII veterans from Washington DC
Peggy McGee Several Quail Creek residents were at the Tucson International Airport on September 16 to welcome World War II veterans back from Washington, DC. As part of the Honors Flight program, the veterans got to go to Washington at no cost to see the World War II Memorial as well as several other monuments…
June 2014
TWOQC send a WWII Wave on a June Honor Flight
Janice Pell To honor those who gave so much, TWOQC has contributed $1000 to sponsor a WWII veteran to a free three day trip to Washington D.C. with the nonprofit Honor Flight Tucson organization. At the May 19 meeting, guest speaker Kathy Mansur, volunteer veterans’ coordinator for Southern Arizona Honor Flights for WWII Veterans, told…
June 2014
Letters for WWII veterans on June Honor Flight
Janice Pell If you would like to individually express your gratitude to WWII veterans for their tremendous contribution to make our nation great, please write a letter to one or more of the veterans that will be flying to Washington D.C. on the June 25 to 27 Honor Flight. Letters may be addressed to the…
Front Page, May 2014
TWOQC gains notoriety on the national stage
Four years in a row The Women of Quail Creek have sponsored a clothing drive for homeless veterans in the Tucson area with the last three years being part of the national Make A Difference Day program. On April 10, 2014, in Washington, DC, their efforts were recognized nationally when TWOQC President Peggy McGee was…
March 2014
Veterans and residents of Robson Communities
On June 6 we commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day 1944. Think about what this means to the brave men and women who wore the uniform of the United States military and courageously fought for freedom. They were 18, 19 and 20 years old in 1944. Today they’re pushing 100. The French government is commemorating…