Every month Willamette National Cemetery presents a Military Memorial Service to ensure every veteran receives a funeral with full military honors.
Decades after they died, the military is seeing a surge in identifications of US service members who had been classified as missing in action.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The remains of 28 unclaimed men and women, and 9 spouses of veterans were buried Wednesday at Willamette National Cemetery.
Dale Jenkins is looking for the public’s help in locating the graves of veterans in the Sweet Home area.
State authorities are encouraging residents with claims against Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home to file with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court by a March
Each year in December, on National Wreaths Across America Day, approximately one million U.S. Veterans are honored by placing memorial wreaths upon their graves at
The Missing in America Project has arranged for the unclaimed cremains of six veterans to be transported from La Grande to Willamette National Cemetery in
American Legion Post 180 Honor Guard is leading the dedication ceremony for five new Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery gravestones at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29. The
Standing with a salute, veterans from across the Portland metro area stood in pause Wednesday at the Willamette National Cemetery. What drew all of them
Lou Nordyke stoops over a broken flag that lies next to a grave at Claggett Cemetery. The retired Marine, a Master Gunney Sergeant, moves slowly,
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It started as a simple plan.
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Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs