Why Chuck Yeager Claimed He Had No “Right Stuff”
Frank Borman did not expect to hear a congratulations from Chuck Yeager one day in 1962—and that’s just as well because he didn’t get one.
December 9, 2020
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Category: News
recreation
Plan for free national park access for wounded vets signed into law
The Wounded Veterans Recreation Act gives free lifetime entry to national parks to veterans who suffered or aggravated disabilities while serving in the military. Views:
December 8, 2020
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Veterans help communities, mentor next generation through Civil Air Patrol
Veterans looking to use their military background while helping the community and mentoring young people have an opportunity through the Civil Air Patrol. Created Dec.
December 8, 2020
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Korean veterans
War Stories: Robert Tyler
Planes, boats and eventually prisoners of wars were once the focus of Central Oregon veteran Robert Tyler. Fresh out of college, the Sacramento native enlisted
December 8, 2020
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UTV event donates funds to veterans’ organizations
NORTH BEND — A handful of local veterans organizations received a boost this fall after donations from the annual UTV Takeover event, held in at
December 8, 2020
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homelessness
Veterans Village Groundbreaking Could Occur In Two Weeks, Or Less
BEND, OR — Bend Heroes Foundation has announced the City of Bend has approved the Emergency Shelter Application for the Veterans Village project. The site
December 8, 2020
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WWII veterans
Region’s last Pearl Harbor survivor now recovering from battle against COVID
They’ve had one goal since the pandemic began: Protect gramps. He survived the Dust Bowl, The Great Depression, Pearl Harbor and World War II. And
December 7, 2020
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WWII veterans
Pearl Harbor service, sacrifice honored at ceremony
U.S. servicemen and women and National Park Service officials gathered at Pearl Harbor on Monday to remember those killed in the attack. Elderly survivors stayed
December 7, 2020
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WWII veterans
New stamps honor Japanese American vets, Chinese American physicist
The stamps recognize Japanese Americans who fought for a country that imprisoned them, and a woman physicist who excelled in a male-dominated field. Views: 617
December 7, 2020
7:40 am
fraud and scams
Partnership with Postal Inspection Service helps Veterans avoid scams
VA’s Privacy Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service – the law enforcement and crime prevention arm of the Postal Service – recently established
December 7, 2020
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employment
The steps veterans can take to avoid underemployment
Being in a job where you don’t feel valued or challenged can be disheartening. Unfortunately, it’s a position many former service members wind up in.
December 6, 2020
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emergency assistance
Roseburg VA needs community’s help to find, serve homeless Veterans – emergency housing available
It is the holiday season, and temperatures have dropped in concert with the heavy clouds carrying rain across the cascade region. The stereotype of cold,
December 4, 2020
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