CORVALLIS — When Marine Corps reservist Daniel Ha was offered the chance to take part in a humanitarian mission to Honduras, he was excited for
It was about 11 p.m. on Christmas Day, and there were about 2,400 soldiers huddled together in three separate areas along the half-frozen river. Tired
Myron Wilkes needed more than a little holiday cheer when he contacted me a few weeks ago from his bed at Oregon Health Sciences University.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ motto of “semper fidelis” — “always faithful” — is playing out in Southern Oregon, where local volunteers and businesses are partnering
For those who have given so much for country and community, it was a rare opportunity for them to be served for once, as a
It doesn’t matter whether you’re naughty or nice — everyone wants to know what time Santa will be arriving in Lake Oswego on Saturday night.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — US Marshals sent an alert for the public to be on the lookout for a US Army deserter charged with murder who may be in Oregon.
John Tufton Blauvelt allegedly murdered his estranged wife, Catherine, on October 24 in South Carolina. The 28-year-old is an active-duty Army recruiter who is now considered a deserter.
Investigators learned Blauvelt left South Carolina with a 17-year-old girl, who was safely found in Eugene on
MEDFORD — News10 brought you the story of the Holzhauser family, a veteran with broken air conditioning and heating who heard Southern Oregon …
PORTLAND, Ore.– Robert is 96 his Great Grandson Max is 10. The World War II Veteran served under General George Patton and was part of the D Day invasion of Normandy, France. Robert lives in Maryland, Max here in Portland. The pair began talking about the war on the phone and translated those conversations to extended talks in person .
Max has been all ears loving the detail his Great Grandfather shares. Robert came to
The Forest Service’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and the Mt. Adams Institute are jointly offering an 11-month internship to military veterans to support and improve the Scenic Area’s Special Uses program.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — World War II veteran Jack Hardy turned 99 on Monday, and he’s celebrating like never before.
People from all across the world have sent the Hillsboro man thousands of birthday cards.
It all started with a few simple posts made via social media. They included a message informing readers that Hardy was about to turn 99 and encouraged the idea of sending him a card. Thanks to the Internet, the whole
It’s like a scene from an old movie. Maybe something Humphrey Bogart would star in.
In 1943, four World War II soldiers from Wallowa County, serving in different units, accidentally meet each other on the streets of Algiers in north Africa. Those soldiers spend one day together: reminiscing, posing for a street artist caricature and spending the evening in a bar.
But this is not the scene from Casablanca. It’s a real-life incident that happened to four
