memorials
Deadline Is Soon To Order Veterans Memorial Bricks
Klamath Falls, – Ore. If you want to order a Veterans Memorial Project Brick this Spring, the deadline is April 1st. The bricks will be
March 23, 2017
5:33 pm
Category: News
LGBTQ veterans
LGBTQ vets invited to attend meeting
Members of the LGBTQ community who served in the armed forces are invited to attend a meeting with the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs LGBTQ
March 22, 2017
4:11 pm
women veterans
Celebrating 100 years of enlisted military service for women
Since the American Revolution, women have served on America’s battlefield. They served as nurses, spies, cooks, and even disguised themselves as men to fight in
March 22, 2017
11:03 am
memorials
VA’s National Cemetery Administration pays tribute to women Veterans interred at its 135 cemeteries
March is national Women’s History Month, where we honor the women who have been a vital part of the U.S. Armed Forces and its community of
March 22, 2017
10:46 am
Riding for veterans and community
Members of the newly-formed Estacada American Legion Riders Group hope to continue to rev up support for the Legion’s programs for veterans and the community.
March 22, 2017
7:15 am
mental health
Veterans: Sharing your experience can save a life
I received a Facebook message over the weekend from Marine friend that I hadn’t heard from in months. “Do you have time to talk today?”
March 21, 2017
7:55 am
emergency assistance
Veterans and Families Resource Center of Oregon offers helping hand to those who served
The Veterans and Families Resource Center of Oregon started as an idea of Casey Curry’s. Today, the nonprofit organization, operating out of St. Paul’s United
March 20, 2017
7:00 am
disability compensation
VA’s modernization of the claims process continues
Early this year, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) began extracting hundreds of thousands of inactive-claim records from regional offices east of the Mississippi for digital conversion.
March 20, 2017
6:05 am
Korean veterans
March military milestones – Mexico to Vietnam
The other morning around the coffee-and-conversation table, one of our vets remarked on the several auspicious anniversaries coming up this month. One of them has
March 18, 2017
11:00 pm
employment
IBM announces plans to hire 2,000 US veterans
IBM plans to hire 2,000 U.S. veterans over the next four years as part of a broader expansion plan. The company said in December that
March 17, 2017
11:00 am
WWII veterans
Veteran celebrates 70 years with Forest Grove post
Bob Dean, commander of American Legion Post 2 of Forest Grove, presented an award for 70 years of continuous membership to Harold Johnson at the
March 17, 2017
7:00 am
VSOs
VSO in need of more volunteers
Mark Fortin, an Army veteran, started volunteering at the Wasco County Veterans’ Service Office in the spring of 2016, and sees it as a way
March 16, 2017
1:49 pm