Many of us can recall where we were and what we were doing Sept. 11, 2001. But for one Citrus College student veteran the event on that day changed his life. 16 years ago, his best friend’s mother died in the collapse of the Twin Towers. Hector...
Gabriel Gomez’s voice shakes when he recalls the day he crossed the border into Iraq. He remembers when he received word then that his closest friend from boot camp was killed in Afghanistan. It was Gomez’s first deployment. It was his first of two wars. Troop drawdowns in Iraq...
The Hire A Hero event hosted by Assemblyman Roger Hernandez for the past three years is more than a job fair and more than a resource center, it’s a helping hand up and a beacon of hope for veterans reintegrating into civilian life. Heroes on our very own campus...