PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Veteran’s Day is Saturday and one local business is giving back by offering military brides a free wedding dress. Brides for
Portland, OR — According to a 2016 estimate by the Department of Veterans Affairs, we are losing 362 American WWII veterans every day. The few
Pepi Nieva of West Linn revises and expands her father’s memoir of surviving the Battle of Bataan and the Death March, then fighting the Japanese
For Lois Leavitt, growing up one of 12 children, helping out around the house and putting others before yourself was second nature. That’s why, at
Attention Women Veterans: We want to hear from you! Tell us about your experiences at two VAPORHCS focus groups on November 16 or 18 or
In his well-known short story “The Things They Carried,” American author Tim O’Brien gives a detailed inventory of the things both tangible and intangible his
A large statue of a U.S. soldier will be placed in downtown Warrenton by the end of the year, following a decadeslong effort. At a
Two brothers were honored for their service in the military during the Vietnam War through a ceremony filled with loved ones, remembrance, food and laughter.
In 1944, Robert Maxwell was serving as a wireman with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in southern France when a German hand grenade landed nearby.
Val Shaull is not a guy who’s afraid of danger. After enlisting in the U.S. Army and two tours in Vietnam, he came home to
The nation’s oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, Bob Maxwell, a WWII Army veteran, from Bend, participated in a ceremony at Newport City Hall yesterday
Milwaukie, Oregon — A local veteran will be getting some much-needed additions to his home, thanks to Home Depot. Ten members of Team Depot –
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