How you might support our military
This is the time of year that inspires more folks than usual to ask “What can we do to help our veteran community?” And rightly
December 9, 2017
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Category: News
Nonprofit veterans ranch taking a business turn
The 19 acres of the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, on rural 61st Street northeast of Bend, are taking on a new look. … Prior to
December 9, 2017
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Post-9/11 veterans
Medford soldier portrayed in TV series ‘Long Road Home’
A soldier from Medford is being portrayed in a National Geographic TV series called “The Long Road Home,” but he hasn’t been able to see
December 9, 2017
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mental health
The Stone: For Veterans, a Path to Healing “Moral Injury”
When you have a physical injury, go to the doctor. A psychological injury? Get thee to a psychiatrist. But what can be done if you
December 9, 2017
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Vietnam veterans
Vietnam vet finds healing via “flying museum”
For Parkdale’s Dave Foster, healing began with an unexpected email. The email arrived in Foster’s inbox on Aug. 29. Foster had spent 25 months in
December 9, 2017
12:00 am
A soldier’s 1950s love story brings comfort, answers
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — In the summers of 1958 and 1959, U.S. Army private Albert A. “Bob” Robertson, 19, sent Lynne Marie Culver almost 50
December 8, 2017
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veteran IDs
VA Suspends Applications For New Vet ID Cards
The Department of Veterans Affairs has suspended applications for its new veteran identification card program due to a large number of applicants, according to a
December 8, 2017
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WWII veterans
Pendleton Air Museum, veterans recall Pearl Harbor
Veterans Mark Jaeger, left, and Sean Degan look at a World War II-era copy of the Oregon Journal at the Pendleton Air Museum on Thursday.
December 7, 2017
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emergency assistance
Helping homeless veterans in Central Oregon
BEND, Ore – Thursday is the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and veterans around the country are being honored for their service.
December 7, 2017
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WWII veterans
Pearl Harbor Veterans Return to Pay Homage to Their Fallen Shipmates 76 Years Later
(HONOLULU) — Survivors gathered Thursday at the site of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid
December 7, 2017
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WWII veterans
Veterans, families honor pledge to never forget Pearl Harbor
Ailene Cannell Eby of Lebanon was only 2 years old, but she has vivid memories of Japanese warplanes attacking the naval military base at Pearl
December 7, 2017
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WWII veterans
Veterans’ Legacies brings WWII stories to HS students
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — History is a memory for Ben Asquith, and decades after he stormed Omaha beach — blowing up German fortifications and sidestepping
December 7, 2017
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