Christmas giving: Community to support troops
Community members in The Dalles and Hood River are asked to donate snack and hygiene items to make Christmas merrier for an Oregon National Guard
October 20, 2017
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WWII veterans
Program developed in Oregon looks to preserve the legacies of World War II veterans
Oregon (KPTV) — Every day, 500 World War II veterans die in the United States, and with their deaths, an important piece of the country’s
October 20, 2017
8:11 am
Forty & Eight: New life for an old Astoria train
As a child in the 1950s, Jeff Daly remembers hearing the bell and whistle of the American Legion’s Forty & Eight train during Astoria Regatta
October 20, 2017
5:40 am
Breaking the Silence
New documentary featuring Oregon LGBTQ veterans to premiere Nov. 3 in Portland
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is proud to present the world premiere of “Breaking the Silence,” a documentary featuring the stories of some of Oregon’s LGBTQ service members and veterans. This groundbreaking film explores the lives of five Oregon veterans, who not only served their country honorably, but were forced to serve in silence and at great risk to themselves, their careers and their families.
October 19, 2017
12:26 pm
VA seeks partnerships to build and improve health-care facilities
Today, VA released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking interest from potential partners who want to support efforts to build world-class health-care facilities for America’s
October 19, 2017
11:30 am
education
Victory Media Settles FTC Charges Concerning Its Promotion of Post-Secondary Schools to Military Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission and Victory Media, Inc. have reached a proposed administrative consent agreement resolving allegations that Victory Media violated Section 5 of the
October 19, 2017
5:00 am
healthcare
The best way proven to prevent the flu: Get your flu shot
The flu is nothing to sneeze at, for every year in the United States, influenza hospitalizes up to 226,000 people and is blamed for 36,000
October 18, 2017
7:37 am
healthcare
Breast cancer awareness information for Veterans
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Louis A. Johnson VAMC Women’s Clinic has exciting news. The Women’s Clinic in its commitment to giving
October 18, 2017
5:02 am
Jaime Herrera Beutler partners with Veterans History Project
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler met with veterans on Monday morning to hear their military stories. Herrera Beutler partnered with the Veterans
October 16, 2017
11:32 am
healthcare
VA announces Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences Act
Today, VA announced that it has presented the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees with the administration’s draft proposal of the Veterans Coordinated Access &
October 16, 2017
10:06 am
emergency assistance
Volunteers help build shelters for homeless veterans
OREGON CITY, OR (KPTV) – Volunteers put on their tool belts to help build shelters for homeless veterans in Oregon City. The group worked on
October 15, 2017
11:56 am
mental health
Soldier’s suicide leaves a family with questions
On May 6, 2016, First Lt. David Bauders died in what the U.S. Army described as a “non-combat related incident.” At the time of the
October 15, 2017
10:48 am