Veterans Day
2019 Veterans Day Statewide Events
See what’s happening in your community this Veterans Day.
November 3, 2019
12:48 pm
Category: Featured
records and medals
Oregon Department of State Lands encourages vets, heirs to investigate possible unclaimed medals or military insignia at agency
SALEM, Ore. – In recognition of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the Oregon Department of State Lands encourages veterans or their heirs to check in
November 2, 2019
1:38 pm
ODVA
Oregon Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee’s final meeting of 2019 to be held in Salem
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held Wednesday, Dec. 4, at DPSST, 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem. The public is invited to attend and participate.
November 1, 2019
12:47 pm
ODVA seeks veterans to serve on advisory committee
Gov. Kate Brown and the director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs are seeking interested veterans to serve as members of the Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee.
October 22, 2019
12:49 pm
mental health
Suicide Prevention Month: “You are not alone, and you never were.”
The following is a guest post from a Military Services Crisis Intervention Specialist at Lines for Life. It seems many veterans exist at the crossroads
September 25, 2019
11:11 am
ODVA
Oregon Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee’s next meeting to be held in Seaside
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road, in Roseburg. The public is invited to attend and participate.
August 22, 2019
2:31 pm
OVH
Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon Receives Silver National Quality Award for Excellence in Care
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is pleased to announce that its Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon has been awarded the 2019 Silver National Quality
August 8, 2019
8:00 am
family
What Oregon vets need to know: Equifax data breach settlement and SSA phone scams
In the news: scams, fraud, and you This month’s headlines have been full of stories on fraud and scams targeting Oregonians. Here’s what Oregon veterans,
July 22, 2019
2:27 pm
aging veterans
Fifth Annual Oregon Veteran Benefit Expo Comes to Pendleton July 27th
The fifth annual Veteran Benefit Expo, the state’s largest veteran benefit resource event, will be held in Pendleton next week, July 27th at the Pendleton
July 19, 2019
10:48 am
home loans
ODVA Announces Rate Decreases on Home Loans
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs has announced lower interest rates for its home loan products, effective this week. The rates for Qualified Veterans Mortgage
July 18, 2019
4:47 pm
D_Day
D-Day Paratrooper: ‘It Was Not My Aim To Be a Hero’
Story by Tyler Francke, ODVA Communications Seventy-five years ago today, more than 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany. Spurred
June 6, 2019
10:10 am
director
Memorial Day reminds us of our highest ideals — and the price we must sometimes pay for them
Every year, I’m struck by the powerful — and often, opposing — emotions that Memorial Day stirs. We celebrate our freedoms, and yet, we mourn
May 21, 2019
1:38 pm