transportation
A better transport plan
There had to be a better way to transport local veterans to their medical appointments. That was the premise that has ultimately led to the
April 21, 2017
7:17 am
Category: News
emergency assistance
Homeless to hero: Former Glencoe grad helps fight homelessness among female veterans
Leanne Babcock grew up homeless. Now, she’s doing everything she can to make sure no one else ends up on the streets. Babcock, a 2000
April 20, 2017
1:18 pm
WWII veterans
World War II vet celebrates his years of milestones
Urban Kluthe, 98, of Beaverton, wiped tears from his face and said, “… anyway, I never thought this would ever happen — oh my gosh.
April 20, 2017
8:00 am
MST
VA highlighting ways to help MST survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
You may know April for World Autism Month, Mathematics and Statistics Month or National Volunteer Month. But, it wasn’t until April 1, 2001, when the
April 19, 2017
10:18 am
WWII veterans
USS Arizona Survivor Rejoins Shipmates, Interred Aboard Ship
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and died last year at age 94 has been reunited with his
April 18, 2017
8:27 am
Doolittle Raiders: 75 years later, their spirit lives on
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April 18, 2017
8:00 am
PTSD
Nonprofit remodeling shuttered camp for traumatized veterans
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene-based nonprofit is working to get a camp up and running in a secluded area in the Coast Range to
April 17, 2017
9:59 am
Gulf veterans
President signs resolution authorizing National Desert Storm War Memorial
Veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm will soon have their own memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., thanks to legislation signed
March 31, 2017
12:53 pm
Vietnam veterans
Honoring veterans on the big screen
April 11, 1966, is recognized as one of the bloodiest days of the Vietnam War. That day, during Operation Abilene, Air Force pararescuemen were called
March 31, 2017
7:00 am
WWII veterans
Telling Their Stories: ‘Devotion to duty’
In a modest frame in Art Sorenson’s Lake Oswego home office hang nearly two dozen military patches, badges and medals. Each one tells a story
March 30, 2017
1:24 am
emergency assistance
Elks collect socks for veterans
The Oregon State Elks Association, in conjunction with the Oregon Podiatric Medical Association, are collecting socks to distribute to veterans and their families. Dr. Chris
March 29, 2017
6:18 pm
Vietnam veterans
Veteran music group helps celebrate Vietnam veterans in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – For the second year in a row, the group DD 214 played some of their original music for the Welcome Home
March 29, 2017
6:09 pm