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Portland man part of fabled B-29 bomber crew

Jack Cramer to be honored at annual Veterans Day parade the Hollywood district on Saturday At age 94, former Army Air Force navigator Jack Cramer

November 9, 2017 12:00 am

LGBTQ veterans

Panelists detail transgender woes in military

The U.S. military employs an estimated 15,000 transgender people, meaning any plan to ban transgender soldiers could disrupt thousands of lives, not to mention the

November 8, 2017 4:40 pm

emergency assistance

Source Spotlight: Helping Vulnerable Vets

The words on the marquee outside Central Oregon Veterans Outreach pretty much say it all: NEED CANNED FOOD TENTS TARPS PROPANE COLD WEATHER GEAR. COVO is

November 8, 2017 4:00 pm

Veterans twice as likely to be scammed as general public: Survey

Email and phone scammers target everyone. But veterans are twice as likely to lose money to them, according to a survey released by AARP’s Fraud Watch Network

November 8, 2017 2:29 pm

ODVA

Final 2017 meeting of ODVA Advisory Committee will be held in Salem

This year’s final meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 6 at VFW Post 661, 630 Hood St. N.E., in Salem. The public is invited to attend and participate.

November 8, 2017 12:26 pm

memorials

Call for Design Submissions for the National Native American Veterans Memorial

Few people know that Native Americans serve the U.S. armed forces at higher rates per capita than any other ethnic group and have since the

November 8, 2017 11:58 am

This Veterans Day, add us on Snapchat

Every day, there are on average more than 178 million daily active users on Snapchat. Beginning this week, VA will be sharing Snaps, videos and

November 8, 2017 7:30 am

Reaching out to a veteran sends strong message

Another Veterans Day approaches, and as in any other previous year, there will be ceremonies, celebrations and reruns of classic war movies (or … Views: 109

November 8, 2017 12:03 am

USS Portland contingent leads Veterans Day Parade

First ship named exclusively after Rose City will be commissioned next April; commissioning organizer says, ‘It’s a great ship for Portland’ It’s flattering for Gary

November 8, 2017 12:00 am

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