- Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin speaks as the special guest during the Pearl Harbor remembrance event at Lakeport City Hall. This year marked the 74th anniversary of the surprise raid on the naval base that brought the United States into World War Two. Also pictured are Ronnie Bogner, left, event organizer; Alice Darrow, Navy nurse and widow of a survivor; and Bill Slater, the last living attack survivor in Lake County. - Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing
A firing squad and Civil War reenactors shoot a three-volley rifle salute during the grave dedication of Civil War veterans James Caulfield (1837-1921) and Michael Trafz (1826-1916) by the The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2015, Lake County Honors Team in August at Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport. The Lake County Veterans Association commits itself to many missions on behalf of veterans, one of which involves locating and marking the graves of those who moved to Lake County after service in the Civil War. - Photo by Darrel Bittle
Veteran Adam Scherer rides the wheelchair lift installed at his home in June. With the wheelchair lift and sidewalk, which Habitat for Humanity provided to him. Wheelchair repairs are difficult for residents in Lake County. (File photo-LAKE COUNTY PUBLISHING)
Gilbert Amaya receives a hug from Lake County Office of Education board member George Ryder following the office’s Operation Recognition Program in June. The program presents long overdue high school diplomas to men and women who had their education cut short due to military service or internment during World War Two, Korea or Vietnam. Amaya served with the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946. Also receiving his diploma was Edward Reynolds, a veteran of the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1944. Representatives from Assemblymember Bill Dodd and state Senator Mike McGuire also recognized the men. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing
Dr. Greg Parish, left, and assistant Maxine Morris, right, of Mission Dental in Placerville, perform dental work on Army National Guard veteran “Cowboy,” 32, of Clearlake in September at the Lake and Mendocino County Veterans Stand Down/Resource Fair at American Legion Post 437 in Clearlake. About 160 veterans, many of them homeless, took part in the event. Nearly as many volunteers, most who are veterans themselves, staffed the event along with representative from various government, private sector and nonprofit agencies. - Ken R. Wells — Lake County Publishing
U.S. Navy veteran Griff Rattarrae, 86, of Clearlake, gets a free haircut from barber Mary King of Willits at the Lake and Mendocino County Veterans Stand Down/Resource Fair in September. About 160 veterans, many of them homeless, took part in the event. Nearly as many volunteers, most who are veterans themselves, staffed the event along with representative from various government, private sector and nonprofit agencies.
Members of the Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team pose with a World War Two army Jeep outside of Konocti Vista Casino during its annual Veterans Day celebration in November. - Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing
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Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin speaks as the special guest during the Pearl Harbor remembrance event at Lakeport City Hall. This year marked the 74th anniversary of the surprise raid on the naval base that brought the United States into World War Two. Also pictured are Ronnie Bogner, left, event organizer; Alice Darrow, Navy nurse and widow of a survivor; and Bill Slater, the last living attack survivor in Lake County. - Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing
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