Palomar Voiture 1406

                      La Sociéte des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux

         “THE HONOR SOCIETY OF AMERICAN VETERANS”

            'In Service to the Veterans and communities of North San Diego County, California'

Palomar Voiture 1406 was chartered in 1950 to serve the Veterans and Communities in North San Diego County, California. Our sphere of influence is from the shores of the Pacific Ocean, to the pristine Anza-Borrego Desert including the communities of Borrego Springs and Occotillo Wells; from the San Diego County line in the north to Interstate 8 in the south.

The Mountain Empire cities of Ramona and Julian, the Beautiful Hidden Valley of Escondido, San Marcos, Vista and the shores of Oceanside, south to Encinitas.  Welcome to the beautiful North San Diego County.

"Thirty-one knot Burke, get athwart the Buk-a-Rabaul evaluation line....If enemy contacted, you know what to do."
(William F Halsey: Message to Captain Arleigh Burke, USN, 24 November, 1943) {This was the origin of the nickname, "31-Knot" Burke, based on the fact that, though his destroyer squadron could in theory only make 30 knots, his speed of advance toward the enemy on this occasion was 31 knots.} Captain Burke was the Squadron Commander of Destroyer Squadron 23 "The Little Beavers" at the time. FltAdm. Halsey was the Commander 3rd Fleet when he issued the order.

                  

        Admiral Arleigh Albert '31-knot' Burke                      Fleet Admiral William F Halsey
           (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996)                    (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959)
               (photo is of RAdm Burke, 1951)
(Wkipedia photos)
Note: I had the honor of meeting Adm. Burke (CNO) in 1958 and the distinct honor of serving as the Systems Officer aboard the U.S.S. Halsey (CG-23).  I was blessed to have served in the shadow of two of my life long heroes.

If you are a member, of former member and Honorably Discharged or Separated from one of the above branches of the United States Armed Services, you are eligible for membership in the "Honor Society of Veterans"

"La Sociéte des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux"

"The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses"