A New CBS2 Weekly Series
Sharing Stories Of Veterans And Their FamiliesWelcome to our new weekly series, “Veterans Voices”. Our goal is to help Veterans and their families across Southern California with stories touching on all issues- housing, homelessness, mental health, economy/finding jobs, etc. We will also highlight Veterans doing good things and any extraordinary stories that get sent our way.
Weekly Stories
Veterans' Voices: How A Homeless Vet Turned His Life AroundQuintin Sherard lost his wife to cancer and lost custody of his baby daughter. After living on the streets of San Bernardino, he found help that's available to all veterans in need. Pat Harvey reports.
Veterans’ Voices: Golden Age GamesThe Golden Age Games give veterans over the age of 55 the opportunity to compete against each other in sporting events – but it's about more than that. Crystal Cruz reports.
Veterans' Voices: Marines Vet Gives Back As Ingelwood's First Female Post Commander For The American LegionWhen Starr Manning finished her active duty and reentered civilian life, she spent 5 years bouncing from job to job. Then, she got her big break at a resource fair and landed a job as Safety Manager for the LA Stadium project in Inglewood. Now, she is giving back as the first female Post Commander for the American Legion.
Veterans' Voices: Navy Vet Aspires To "Go Hollywood"Like many who aspire to break into the entertainment industry, Sung Kim interns at a production company while holding down two part-time jobs. What's unique about Sung's situation is that at 28, he's just started an internship.
Veterans' Voices: The Fight At HomeCBS2/KCAL9 kicks off a new weekly series listening to veteran's stories. In this installment, Lamont Duncan talks about what happens to many veterans when they return home. Pat Harvey reports.
