Vietnam veteran Carol Brown recalls caring for patients in uniform — having no scrubs and often no gloves. Patients were from every branch of the military and even other countries, including North Vietnam.
Governor Brown Proclaims March 30 “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in Oregon
Marine Veteran Melanie Ku’Ulei Bjerke was 21 when she enlisted in the Marines because it looked like the most challenging branch. It was not what she expected.
Forty-five years ago today, combat and combat support units withdrew from South Vietnam.
On Nov. 14, 1950, Jean Kirnak went to war. She was the daughter of Montana homesteaders, so poor that—in her words—“we didn’t even know we were poor.”
Hazel Ying Lee, World War II In 1943, Portland native Hazel Ying Lee made aviation history as the first Chinese-American woman to fly a military
The first 2018 meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon March 7 at 4 Spirits Distillery, 3405 S.W. Deschutes St. in Corvallis. The public is invited to attend and participate.
Did you know that the Charitable Checkoff program lets you designate all or part of your Oregon refund to support veterans?
Fifty years ago today, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces launched what would become known as the Tet Offensive. It was a far-reaching and
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs are seeking applications from veterans interested in serving the state’s veteran community as a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee.
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is now seeking grant proposals from nonprofits and other service providers who want to help expand needed services for
Gov. Kate Brown announced today the appointment of Sheronne Blasi (pronounced “Share-ON Blaze-ee”), a 14-year Navy veteran, to serve as the next director of the
