transportation
A better transport plan
There had to be a better way to transport local veterans to their medical appointments. That was the premise that has ultimately led to the
April 21, 2017
7:17 am
Category: Community
emergency assistance
Homeless to hero: Former Glencoe grad helps fight homelessness among female veterans
Leanne Babcock grew up homeless. Now, she’s doing everything she can to make sure no one else ends up on the streets. Babcock, a 2000
April 20, 2017
1:18 pm
WWII veterans
World War II vet celebrates his years of milestones
Urban Kluthe, 98, of Beaverton, wiped tears from his face and said, “… anyway, I never thought this would ever happen — oh my gosh.
April 20, 2017
8:00 am
PTSD
Nonprofit remodeling shuttered camp for traumatized veterans
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene-based nonprofit is working to get a camp up and running in a secluded area in the Coast Range to
April 17, 2017
9:59 am
Vietnam veterans
Honoring veterans on the big screen
April 11, 1966, is recognized as one of the bloodiest days of the Vietnam War. That day, during Operation Abilene, Air Force pararescuemen were called
March 31, 2017
7:00 am
WWII veterans
Telling Their Stories: ‘Devotion to duty’
In a modest frame in Art Sorenson’s Lake Oswego home office hang nearly two dozen military patches, badges and medals. Each one tells a story
March 30, 2017
1:24 am
emergency assistance
Elks collect socks for veterans
The Oregon State Elks Association, in conjunction with the Oregon Podiatric Medical Association, are collecting socks to distribute to veterans and their families. Dr. Chris
March 29, 2017
6:18 pm
Vietnam veterans
Veteran music group helps celebrate Vietnam veterans in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – For the second year in a row, the group DD 214 played some of their original music for the Welcome Home
March 29, 2017
6:09 pm
aging veterans
Vets home recruits volunteers
Volunteering at the Oregon Veterans’ Home is more about play than work, say Dan and Vickie Brindell, who reside near Lyle and have been taking
March 29, 2017
4:11 pm
Honor Flight makes cameo in ‘NCIS’; local hub gearing up to take veterans to D.C. in May
EUGENE, Ore. – The March 28 episode of “NCIS” uses an Honor Flight for veterans to Washington, D.C., as a backdrop for a crime thriller.
March 29, 2017
12:46 pm
Post-9/11 veterans
4 Spirits plans major expansion
4 Spirits Distillery has come a long way since owner Dawson Officer set up shop in a former Air Force installation in Adair Village back
March 28, 2017
8:42 am
Post-9/11 veterans
Music guides PSU blind violist on life’s path
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Like many musicians, Christina Ebersohl closes her eyes when she plays. “I usually do. I don’t mean to, it just almost
March 27, 2017
1:00 pm