Southern California Patriot Guard Riders Olilie Wardenaar and Lorenzo Lizarraga (top, left to right) escorted World War II veteran Bill Ridenour (bottom, left) alongside Betty Ridenour to celebrate Bill’s, a Navy veteran, 99th birthday on Aug. 20 in La Mesa. Bill Ridenour, a frequent speaker at Alpine Wall of Honor memorial events, served in the Navy while Betty Ridenour worked as a riveter constructing B-24 ‘liberators’ in San Diego during WWII.
