Memorial Day 2024

There will be several Memorial Day activities in San Francisco and San Bruno on Memorial Day. – USS San Francisco (CA38) Ceremony, Sunday May 26th at noon, Lands End. RSVP: ca38foundation@gmail.com.– Chinese American Services, sponsored by American Legion Cathay Post 384 and VFW Chinatown Post 4618. Sunday May 26th at 3pm in St. Mary’s Square.– …

Duty, Honor, Country

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2023Veterans Gallery War Memorial ExhibitWHAT: Duty, Honor, Country, Courage: Asian Americans In Military Service WHEN: May 3 – June 4, 2023, Wednesday–Sunday, 1–6pmPRESS: May 1 & 2, Monday & Tuesday, by arrangement in advance. WHERE: Veterans Gallery SF Veterans War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102. …

Waging Peace

Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War During the Vietnam War, tens of thousands of GIs stepped out of formation.  Some refused orders to Vietnam. Some joined anti-war organizations. Some demonstrated against the war.  Some deserted to Canada and elsewhere. Some organized within the military.  Some started underground newspapers.  Some …

Chinatown to Battleground

The Chinese American G.I. Project was created in 2019 by Montgomery Hom and Ron Chan to promote this unique portion of America’s untold history. Their mission is to ensure that Chinese American military service is not forgotten, ignored or silent.  chsa.org/wwii-chinese-american-gi  Facebook.com/groups/chineseamericangiproject

2024 Women Veterans Engagement Conference

Join us for the upcoming 2024 Women Veterans Engagement Conference/ Fashion Show presented by the Center for Land Based Learning in partnership with the Women Veteran Alliance and Mario B Production SF Fashion Week. Taking place on April 27, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the War Memorial Veterans Building RM 210, this …

Bataan Death March Memorial

The Bataan Legacy Historical Society is sponsoring this year’s 82nd Remember the Legacy event at 10am on the 13th of April at the San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio. This event is sponsored in part by the American Legion Corregidor Post 510. Corregidor Post 510 will be awarding WWII Filipino Congressional Gold Medals to …