AMVETS Post 66 Palm Springs
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FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS
TO THE LOMA LINDA VA HOSPITAL
AMVETS POST 66
Palm Springs, California
tomswannhernandez@earthlink.
net (760) 324-5670
FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS TO THE
LOMA LINDA VA HOSPITAL
American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 66 provides a van for free transportation for our veterans in the Coachella Valley to the VA Hospital in Loma Linda, California. The van operates with courteous volunteer drivers and is available Monday through Friday. The pick up locations where you have to meet the van are in Cathedral City and Palm Springs. We request that you do not make a reservation if your medical appointment is after 12 Noon because the van must return to the desert at that time of the day. You can ask your doctor to schedule you for a morning appointment if you tell your doctor your transportation must return by 12 Noon. You must make a reservation in advance. The reservation dispatcher can be reached by calling this phone number:
(760) 832-8712
If you would like to be a volunteer driver please contact Tom Hernandez at (760) 324-5670.
Thank you.
Tom Swann Hernandez
Founder and Post Commander
AMVETS Post 66
151 Lincoln Downs Street
Rancho Mirage , California 92270
AMVETS POST 66 meets the second Saturday of every month except July and August when we go dark. We meet at the American Legion hall at 11:30 AM. The address is
400 N. Belardo Road
Palm Springs CA. 92262
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We operate the AMVETS Express van that takes veterans free of charge from the desert to the Loma Linda VA Hospital. To make a reservation call the dispatcher at (760) 324-5670
(blue is the link)
Link the above to the new shuttle announcement you just created. We operate the AMVETS Express van
AMVETS Express Cathedral City Proclamation
In 2001, AMVETS 66 placed and dedicated the first monument to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Veterans; later to become the California LGBTQ Veterans Memorial.Technically, we do not call ourselves an all-gay post because we have some straight members. We are named in loving memory of fallen gay Army soldier Frank Moulton who was killed by a Japanese sniper in the Battle of Luzon Philippines in 1944.
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AMVETS PRESENTS MEDAL TO JROTC CADET
Tom presented a certificate and medal to CADET SERGEANT AYLINE FIGUEROA. Please see picture below. The awards ceremony was Friday night April 26, 2024 at the Desert Hot Springs High School theater. AMVETS Post 66 has presented this award every year since Tom began his recent stint as Post Commander in 2016. On May 9 the Post will be at La Quinta High School.
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- 18th Annual MEMORIAL DAY AWARDS LUNCHEON
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- CA LGBTQ Veterans Memorial
- White House: A Proclamation on Veterans Day, 2023
- AMVETS Post 66 Palm Springs was Department of California Post of the Year 2022
- To understand a LGBTQ Military Veteran you must know
- AMVETS Current Newsletter
AMVETS Commander Bill Clark testified on rising veteran suicide rates before Congress, emphasizing our policy goals as a roadmap for representation. Check out his full written statement:
AMVETS POST 66 WINS QUALITY POST DISTINCTION AWARD. Post 66 is the only Post in the state to win this award. We have won this award 3 of the last 4 years. We are the smallest Post in the state but we have a large impact on the community we proudly serve.
