education
GI Bill advice: For student vets, from student vets
Among student veterans’ tips for getting the most out of the GI Bill are to knock out credits before you start school and save for
November 26, 2018
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Category: News
WWII veterans
Remembrance of Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941 in Newport at Don and Ann Davis Park
Survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor will be honored at a ceremony on December 7 at 11:00 am at the Don and Ann
November 26, 2018
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education
They served their country. Why aren’t elite colleges serving them better?
Veterans are a rarity on the campuses of many of the nation’s elite universities. Views: 47
November 25, 2018
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Post-9/11 veterans
Veterans find community, hard work in rare firefighting crew
Christopher Schott works in Utah with a firefighting crew out of Lakeview, Ore. After being in firefights in Afghanistan and Iraq, members of the new
November 25, 2018
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From “55” to Afghanistan
A group of Veterans sitting around the coffee table the other day at Veteran Advocates of Ore-Ida reflected back when 55 mph was the law
November 24, 2018
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WWII veterans
The man who was celebrated as Pearl Harbor’s oldest survivor has died at 106
San Diego native Ray Chavez was celebrated as the oldest living veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack. He died Wednesday at the age of 106. Views:
November 23, 2018
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tribal veterans
“We Became Warriors Again”: Why World War I Was a Surprisingly Pivotal Moment for American Indian History
When Congress in 2008 declared the Friday after Thanksgiving to be Native American Heritage Day, the resolution made only passing mention of why that timing
November 23, 2018
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Deschutes Memorial Gardens Announced as an Official Location for the 2018 National Wreaths Across America Day
The cemetery will join close to 1,500 participating locations across the country to Remember, Honor & Teach on December 15 at 9am. National nonprofit Wreaths
November 21, 2018
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Eugene Police prepare Thanksgiving meals for families of local veterans
EUGENE, Ore. – Police officers are cooking up and delivering Thanksgiving meals for 25 local veterans. The boxes will be packed with a full … Views:
November 21, 2018
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veteran owned businesses
Here’s why veteran entrepreneurs have a harder time getting financing than nonvets
What’s one thing everybody needs when starting a business? Seed money. Yet despite similar demand for financing among veteran and nonveteran entrepreneurs, a new study
November 21, 2018
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OVH
Health Center supply drive is successful
LEBANON — The Samaritan Lebanon Health Center team recently finished a month-long supply drive for the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home. Clinic Manager Kim Vaughan
November 21, 2018
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Vietnam veterans
War Stories: Dave Carlson
During the 1960’s, many young American men faced a difficult choice, enlist in the military and possibly choose your path during the Vietnam War or
November 20, 2018
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