+3 News Honor Flight Kern County to embark on Flight No. 53 early Monday morning BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com Apr 14, 2026 One former U.S. Army medic will carry a list of more than 30 names with her on her trip to Washington, D.C. on Monday. Each name on the list i…
+6 Bakersfield Life Veteran profile: U.S. Marine vet Charlie Wilmot continues to serve six decades after Vietnam By STEVEN MAYER Oct 31, 2025 Longtime Bakersfield resident and U.S. Marine combat veteran Charlie Wilmot served in the jungles of Vietnam in 1968 and 1969.
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Enduring thanks to Honor Flight Kern County By WILBUR WELLS Oct 18, 2025 One hundred and one local military veterans returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of U.S. military memorials in Washington, D.C., and the U.…
+14 News Family honors late Army veteran who didn't make it onto an Honor Flight before his death BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com Aug 7, 2025 For years, Jon Blystone had urged his father, a U.S. Army veteran, to sign up for his turn on one of Honor Flight Kern County’s famous flights…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Thank you, Kern County Honor Flight By JERRY SEARS Mar 29, 2025 Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. I want to thank all the folks at Kern County Honor Flight for their fantastic work. My homecoming …
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: How we treat our veterans By WILLIAM GUERRERO Feb 18, 2025 So this is how America treats its veterans. On Thursday I made a appointment with the Veterans Administration for an eye exam. My appointment …
+4 News Honor Flight No. 50 returns to cheers, hugs and more The Bakersfield Californian Oct 3, 2024 More than 100 veterans who gave their all for their country returned Thursday night from Washington, D.C., where they had embarked on the trip…
+9 News He served more than two decades in the Army; soon he leaves on Honor Flight No. 50 BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com Sep 28, 2024 The first flight to Washington, D.C. organized by Honor Flight Kern County took place in spring 2012.
News VA to host town hall meeting Thursday for veterans in Bakersfield BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com Jun 12, 2024 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System will host a "Veteran Townhall Meeting" beginning at 6 p.m. Thur…
