Veterans Event Deemed “too religious” Causes Controversy

SUBMITTED BY A SADDLEBROOKE VETERAN| November 15th, 2025 Editor's Note: SaddleBrooke has its own tyrannical elements-a tiny minority of people who think that any event held in HOA spaces must be free of any religious expression or overtones (unless it is their religion) of course. SBINSIDER will attempt to contact the HOA2 GM and Board members for their reaction to the unfortunate occurrence. This was the third annual Celebration of our Veterans held at the Mountain View Ballroom on Veterans Day.  It was attended by about 200 SaddleBrooke residents.  The event included the Sonoran Singers, a duet called, Thanks for the Memories, American Legion Color Guard, 4 veterans that shared their experience of being a veteran, SaddleBrooke Quilters who presented their handmade Quilts of Valor and a former radio talk show host as the MC along with tables set by Senior Village and our World War II club.  So amazing in attendance was a 101-year-old WW2 veteran, John Reitz, who had played his trumpet for the SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings and played taps for the two previous celebrations. However, it was not an easy road for the Event Coordinators to bring this event to fruition this year.  [...]