September 25th Proclaimed “Gold Star Families Day” in Oregon
Governor Kate Brown proclaims September 25, 2016 to be Gold Star Families Day in Oregon.
September 22, 2016
12:26 pm
Category: Featured
women veterans
Women Veterans Listening Tour – Coming to your community!
Meet with the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Coordinator in your community for a listening session. What are your experiences in obtaining veteran services or benefits in your community, nearby medical center, and clinics?
August 30, 2016
12:26 pm
Vietnam War veteran to receive the Purple Heart, 51 years later
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Walla Walla VA Medical Center, will present the Purple Heart tomorrow to a disabled veteran who was severely injured during the Vietnam War over 50 years ago.
August 24, 2016
12:26 pm
burial
ODVA Hosting 2016 Veteran Benefit Expo September 8th
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ second annual Veteran Benefit Expo will be held Sept. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, bringing together close to 100 federal, state and local providers of programs and services that benefit veterans and their families.
August 24, 2016
12:26 pm
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee to meet Sept. 7
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in The Dalles. The public is invited to attend and participate.
August 15, 2016
12:26 pm
Civil War soldier begins cross-country journey home
On Oct. 12, 1864, a man named Jewett Williams joined the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army. The 21-year-old son of Canadian immigrants and small-town farmers, he went on to participate in several decisive engagements that helped secure the Union’s victory in the waning months of the Civil War.
August 3, 2016
1:34 pm
Korean veterans
Atomic Veterans Day: Never forget
Today is Atomic Veterans Day. The occasion was first declared in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan, to mark the anniversary of the earliest detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, and to honor the hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members who witnessed and participated in the some 235 nuclear weapons tests that occurred between 1945 and 1963.
July 16, 2016
12:26 pm
aging veterans
Expo aims to connect veterans with valuable resources in central Oregon
One of the largest veteran resource events in the state will be held in central Oregon next month, when the Veteran Benefit Expo kicks off at 10 a.m. July 15 at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.
With over 75 booths featuring state and federal service providers, non-profit agencies, employers and other local partners, this free event promises to bring together the best benefits, resources and programs Oregon has to offer veterans and their families.
June 26, 2016
12:26 pm
Gulf veterans
ODVA Through the Years
In honor of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ 71st anniversary, which we recognize today, we offer a look back at some of the highlights from the agency’s history. The following are excerpts from the Vets News veterans newsletter, published regularly since Aug. 16, 1946.
June 16, 2016
12:26 pm
WWII veterans
ODVA Celebrates 71st Birthday
The bill authorizing the creation of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs was signed into law by then-Gov. Earl Snell on March 12, 1945. But the agency was not officially established until June 16 (90 days after the Legislature’s adjournment that year), making today the ODVA’s 71st anniversary.
June 16, 2016
12:26 pm