U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock), a veteran and a farmer himself, yesterday met with Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue along with a bipartisan delegation from Congress to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill and potential measures to help connect veterans with careers in agriculture. “One of the top issues in the industry is the decline in new farmers. We have to help our veterans find jobs and an industry that relies on discipline, dedication and passion to thrive is a natur...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring World War II Navy veteran James Adams of Oakdale. Shared on Rep. Denham’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project and features Adams sharing a story of his ship dodging a Japanese submarine by finding shallow water in a river where the Army had set up camp. Adams, who grew up on his fa...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring Rudy Molina, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army veteran who served in Vietnam. Shared on Rep. Denham’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Molina joined the U.S. Marine Corps in March 1967 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton before being deployed to Vietnam in October 1967 where he foug...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring Iraq combat veteran former U.S. Army National Guard Corporal Manuel Sandoval, a Central Valley native. Shared on Rep. Denham’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Former Corporal Sandoval enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard on Sept. 11, 2000, one year to the day before terror...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring Vietnam veteran and former U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate Harold “Al” Pound of Modesto. Shared on Rep. Denham’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Pound served on the USS Eversole DD789 destroyer during the Vietnam War. For his service, Pound was awarded a National Defense Service Me...
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