Veterans and Military
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring tomorrow, March 30, 2018, as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Nearly three and a half million Americans...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Women’s Military History Week
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 12 through 18, 2018 as Women’s Military History Week in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION The first known woman to serve as a soldier in...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Yountville Veterans Home Shooting
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home: “Anne and I are deeply saddened by the horrible violence at the Yountville Veterans Home, which tragically took the lives of three...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Army Pfc. James J. Leonard, Jr.
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Army Pfc. James J. Leonard, Jr., a U.S. serviceman missing from the Korean War. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that Army Pfc....
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Governor and First Lady Honor Staff Sgt. Eric C. Schenck
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Staff Sgt. Eric C. Schenck, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Spc. Avadon A. Chaves
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Spc. Avadon A. Chaves, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 2017, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION On December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy mounted a...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Marine Pfc. Donald R. Tolson
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Marine Pfc. Donald R. Tolson, a U.S. serviceman missing from World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that Pfc. Tolson's...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Cpl. Todd L. McGurn
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Cpl. Todd L. McGurn, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at...
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