
Bagpiper does it for his comrades
“I needed a way to remember the 10 guys that I served with, that lost their lives serving their country.” John Pierson is a U.S.

“I needed a way to remember the 10 guys that I served with, that lost their lives serving their country.” John Pierson is a U.S.

Armed Forces Day is traditionally celebrated the third Saturday of May. It was created in 1949 to thank our military members for their patriotic service

Corvallis High School student Jasmine Henry planted petunias, marigolds and geraniums Wednesday at the Benton County Veterans Memorial, honoring her grandfather, who served in the Vietnam

Tyler Francke with the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs came by to remind Oregonians that the printed version of the Oregon Veterans News Magazine has a

EUGENE, Ore. – The veterans on the South Willamette Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., allowed anchor David Walker and photojournalist Loren Ruark to accompany them

Telehealth, using technology such as smartphones, tablets and videoconferencing to track medical conditions and talk with health care providers, is touted as the wave of

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — For Patrick Wright, 38, a Marshfield graduate and former U.S. Marine of 14 years, hope comes in the form of

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Not long after a previously homeless Warrenton man got his state identification card, he landed a job interview. Another man finally

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon veterans on the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight arrived in the nation’s capital to a gauntlet of American flags, handshakes and

EUGENE, Ore. – Del Long was 17 years old when he joined the Marines. “After seeing what happened at Pearl Harbor, why I just couldn’t

Somewhere in France, May 12, 1918 My dear mother: It is Sunday again and “mothers day” at that so I’ll have to take the Chaplains

Join Mike Pungercar, founder and former Director of the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight, for “Lest We Forget: Honoring Veterans.” Pungercar will share the story
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