About AGIF El Camino Real Forum
Our Future
The El Camino Real Chapter has recently joined the Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce. Our goal is to bring awareness of the veteran community and to gain the support of small business and corporate citizens.
Our education committee has partnered with Hispanic Outreach Taskforce (HOT), Whittier Union High School District, Whittier College Veterans, and The Eugene A. Obregon Medal of Honor Foundation.
Our El Camino Real Chapter has established relationships with high school veteran monument groups and non-veteran support groups that stand with our advocacy to "Save the National Home". Our struggle to protect the veteran National Home and entitlements, has connected us with most Veteran Service Organizations and others including the NAACP. This has helped our advocacy gain momentum. El Camino Real Chapter will continue the good fight!
Our History
Commander Jake Alarid helped create the El Camino chapter of American GI Forum to serve the Whittier area and later was national commander for the American GI Forum in 1983-1984, and 1994-1998.
American GI Forum was founded in 1948 as a veteran's organization in Corpus Christi, Texas, to address the problems of discrimination and inequities endured by Latino veterans after World War II
“He was totally dedicated to serving the veterans,” Duardo said.
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