On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed
VA’s latest data from 2019 shows a decrease in suicide among Veterans from the year prior. The decrease, reflecting the lowest number of Veteran suicides
Veterans Affairs officials launched the “Be There” campaign to help prevent veterans’ suicide in September 2016. (Courtesy of VA) Views: 614
In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced VA to suspend in-person compensation & pension exams (C&P). Now, those Veterans whose C&P exams were put on hold are
It all started with the desire to spread kindness, along with her daughters’ idea, for Brenda Kine to set up this moving tribute in her yard
Veterans Day is just over two months away, and any organization who wants a simple, free way to make Veterans Day more meaningful for Vietnam
With his Hillsboro High School hat and jacket on, Korean War veteran Chester Conklin said he always regretted that his military service prevented him from
The veterans unemployment rate fell last month to pre-pandemic levels as national jobless rates continued their steadily decline of recent months According to data released by the Bureau
Like many at the time, Richard Piatt was still a teenager when he joined the Navy. The World War II veteran from Redmond shares his
The Deschutes County Commission has approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investments of more than $4.9 million to support two food bank expansion projects, a
SOUTHERN Ore. —Lines for Life is an Oregon-based non-profit, dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide while promoting mental wellness. It helps answer calls from
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Heritage of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering grants for the construction or restoration of veterans and war
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