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Roseburg VFW Post Hosts Operation Homefront Toy Drive

ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Roseburg VFW is teaming up with Dollar Tree as part of this year’s Operation Homefront Holiday Toy Drive. This is the seventh year VFW Post 2468 has helped out in this drive.

The Roseburg and Sutherlin Dollar Tree locations gave them about 200 boxes of toys this year.

On the 18th, veterans and their families will come in, and will get to shop for as many toys as they need for their family.

“We do

December 12, 2016 5:35 pm
emergency assistance

Veterans Stand Down Event gets the job done

Veterans needing assistance lined up early and often for the Lincoln County Veterans Stand Down
Ken Gagne photos

Inside National Guard Armory inside where it was warm and dry….

Plenty of camping gear and outdoor survival clothing and gear.

Photographer Ken Gagne spent Friday covering the Lincoln County Veterans Stand Down held at the Oregon National Guard Armory in downtown Newport.

A good crowd of veterans, of all ages were given dental services, groceries, haircuts, tools, hot meals

December 11, 2016 1:01 am
WWII veterans

Salem man who died at Pearl Harbor identified

Rob Sederstrom spent days one summer visiting a cemetery nicknamed the Punchbowl while studying for his CPA exam years ago in Honolulu. He found solace there, being able to pay respect to an uncle he never met but considered a hero,. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific has been the resting place for most of the 429 sailors and Marines who were killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including

December 7, 2016 12:51 pm
recreation

Hunting program pairs aides with vets

They arranged for me to hunt with an injured Army veteran. … At that moment, a suicide bomber walked into the mess tent wearing the uniform of … Central Oregon,” “Fishing Mount Hood Country,” “Hunting Oregon” and other titles.

November 29, 2016 12:35 am

A Veteran’s “Thank You”

But, out here in Oregon, I was thanked by the DMV when I went to register my car and was encouraged by them to show my veteran’s status on my …

November 25, 2016 9:36 am
emergency assistance

Police Deliver Turkey Dinners To Disabled Veterans

EUGENE, Ore. – Disabled veterans getting a special delivery this Thanksgiving, courtesy of Eugene Police.

Patrol and SWAT officers offered curbside turkey dinner deliveries for 15 veterans in need and their families.

Donors and police put the boxes together and the Police Crisis Negotiation Team helped in the kitchen with the Elk Horn Brewery yesterday.

“Really, the best things we have in our lives here in our country are based on opportunities and privileges that were secured

November 24, 2016 3:47 pm
mental health

Veterans, Trauma, and Identity

Winter Term 2017 Dr. Kathy Becker-Blease will be teaching a reading and conference course PSY 405/505 on Veterans, Trauma, and Identity at Oregon State University’s main campus in Corvallis. Students will need her approval to take the course and can do this by turning in a Psychology Override Form with her signature. The form is available in Reed Lodge. The time is TBD based on participants schedules. For more information about this course you can

November 23, 2016 12:17 pm

VFW Holiday Bazaar offers crafts, foods

Story & photos by Gini davis  – The Creswell Chronicle

Vintage and handmade Christmas ornaments and holiday décor; hand-knitted animal-themed children’s hats and baby blankets, handmade soaps, gourmet rubs and spices, homemade almond military-themed gift items, jewelry, crafts and more tempted shoppers as Creswell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary #4039 hosted their annual Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Creswell VFW Hall.
Soup and sandwiches, snack foods and pie were for

November 22, 2016 12:59 pm

Rotary supports care packages effort for troops

By Nadine Kelley
The Cottage Grove Rotary Club recently hosted Robert Lowry, who spoke about the Oregon Posse. The Oregon Posse delivers Premium Care Packages to troops deployed abroad and in remote locations. Premium items include quality headlamps and flashlights, special knives and Leatherman multi-tools, wind stopper caps, good coffee, jellybeans, jerky and more, as well as regular items.
Troops have special requests for many common day items, but have no access to those necessary

November 22, 2016 12:57 pm
emergency assistance

Roseburg Meat Program Helps Local Veterans, Families

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A program at the Roseburg VFW is helping local veterans put meat on their table this holiday season. The program originally started in Winston in 1988 by helping a man that had some deer getting into his garden, and later moved up to Roseburg in 2008.

Since then, the men and women at the Roseburg VFW have helped nearly 3,200 veterans, their families, and some of the families in need in the area.

“We’re

November 21, 2016 5:25 pm
emergency assistance

Homeless Vets Helping Each Other… And You Can Too

Fostering self-sufficiency is the primary purpose of the Community Outreach, Inc. Good to Go program for veterans in need. It is vets helping each other achieve their goals—finding housing, employment, day-to-day logistical support, camaraderie, and a sense of place.

Every person who has served this country’s armed forces might be different, but all of them share the common bond of having signed their name on the dotted line, and organizers believe these vets deserve a

November 21, 2016 4:12 pm