American Legion Riders Chapter 61

July 20, 2025 | Veterans Groups & Posts

American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children’s hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded service members and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have...

What USS Iowa Means to the 1989 Crew

July 19, 2025 | Veterans, History, Experience, Museum, [Internal] Posts that act like pages with full-width slider as first section

What IOWA Means To Her 1989 CrewReflections from CIO David Canfield Remembering And Returning   As a nineteen-year-old, Battleship IOWA Vice President and Chief Information/Technology Officer David Canfield experienced the worst day in the ship’s history....

Scuttlebutt Extra: Judge Eileen Moore on Vietnam Veterans

December 13, 2022 | Veterans

Judge Eileen Moore served as a combat nurse in Vietnam in the Army Nurse Corp, where she was Lieutenant Eileen Moore. Following Vietnam she went to college, law school, practiced law for ten years, and ultimately was appointed as a judge to the superior court. She...

Jesse Mendoza and VPAN: Making a Difference for Veterans aboard Battleship IOWA

October 18, 2022 | Veterans

If you follow this podcast, you know that veterans are a priority at Battleship IOWA. To that end, for over a year, we have been home to the Los Angeles branch of Veterans Peer Access Network (VPAN).  VPAN is a veterans-helping-veterans program that connects retired...

Ben Poucher & Warrior Sailing: Healing & Strengthening Veterans Through Sailing

September 27, 2022 | Veterans

Battleship IOWA is proud to be a safe haven for veterans as well as a resource and connection to programs dedicated to their well-being. Today, we’re highlighting a truly special one:Warrior SailingWe chatted with Warrior Sailing director Ben Poucher to find out...

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach: A Visit With Lt. Adam Tellez and MNC Brian Chickering From The Mine Shop

August 23, 2022 | Podcasts, Veterans

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach lies on the Southern California coast between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. Dating back to 1944, this 5,000 acre complex features 230 buildings, 128 ammunition depots, a wharf for loading and off-loading ships, a 900 acre salt marsh...