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A funny thing happened on the way to Algiers

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

Homeless Veteran Who Died Of Hypothermia Remembered

Friends, officials, and homeless advocates gathered to honor the memory of Thomas Egan today, at the site of his death roughly eight years ago. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the veteran’s legacy lives on through a warming shelter service in his name.

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Battle of the Bulge

The 72nd anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and bloodiest conflict in World War II in terms of U.S. casualties, was Dec. 16, and a local Army veteran recently took time to reflect on that historic time.

One local business surprises a veteran’s widow with bathroom remodel

HERMISTON, OR – Today, a local company gave a woman in Hermiston an early Christmas present just days after her husband unexpectedly passed away. 

Nora Costin and her husband Ken have been married for 63 years. As a veteran, Ken was applicable for a $2,000 HISA grant through the VA, and he was going to use that money to remodel his bathroom so it could be safe and functional.

However, Ken unexpectedly passed away ten days ago, so

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Local veterans honored in ceremony

A Rogue Valley organization is honoring veterans whose remains haven’t been claimed by … The names of 29 Southern Oregon veterans were read.

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Groups helping others seeks help

Vietnam Veterans of America President Bill Farrell and Oregon Coast Community Action’s David Hubbard told the council about five veterans who face …