Operation Welcome Home Arizona

Aug 11, 2014 - Lisa and Aimee Rigler gave us a great overview of Operation Welcome Home Arizona. They showed us a video of the most recent ceremony held in Gilbert. Their mission is a simple one - To honor our veterans and families by sponsoring activities that express our support, pride, and patriotism. They have been in existence since 2010 and patterned themselves after a program in Danville CA. To date, they have honored 25 veterans from Gilbert and Chandler.  They hope to engage other cities in Arizona to participate in similar programs. Their newest project is the "Arizona Wall Project" which is part of the Vietnam Commemorative Partner Program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. This program hopes to help establish Arizona as being "Veteran Friendly".