Christmas Stars appear in Arizona, in spite of COVID
It was less than a week before Christmas, and all across Arizona, temperatures were in the mid 70s. American Legion Riders of District 12 were stirring once again, under a sunny Phoenix sky, to collect and deliver gifts at the State Veteran Home in an annual program affected, but by no means canceled, by the COVID-19 pandemic. On the morning of Dec. 20, American Legion Riders from the district delivered more than 100 donated gifts to the Arizona long-term care facility in a program called Christmas Stars. The gifts were purchased based on the wishes of each veteran at the home. For the past ...