Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, an infantry rifleman corporal with 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, Charlie Company during the
What was it like to be a child during WWII? One fourth grade class set to find out. Mary Neerhout, a fourth grade teacher at
A daughter of privilege who worked on an assembly line during World War II, she became a principal benefactor of PBS, her name intoned on
May 6, the inaugural Honor Flight of Central Oregon will leave Redmond airport with up to 25 World War II and Korean War veterans for
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A 99-year-old Beaverton man who served in WWII received some well-deserved recognition on Thursday.
Redmond resident Harl Hawkins served in the military from 1947 to 1969. “I retired the day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon,” Hawkins said. This
In our weekly War Stories series we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon war veterans. In this very special edition, we hear from
On Feb. 23, 1945, four days after the initial assault on the island of Iwo Jima, Marines took control of the high ground and planted
It was a powerful and moving occasion outside the Canby Adult Center and in the Ackerman gym Saturday morning as the Canby-Aurora VFW Post 6057
In February 1944, the U.S. military launched Operation Hailstone, a massive military assault on Japanese fortified positions in the Pacific. On Monday — 76 years
Ira Rigger was a carpenter’s mate in the Seabees during World War II. Rigger served alongside Marines on a little-known island named Iwo Jima. Fast
When most Americans think of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima – if they think of it at all, 75 years later –
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