Grants Pass Vet Center moved into a new 2-building headquarters on Steiger St, which is an upgrade from their previous location on 10th St. Views:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)’s #StillServing campaign seeks to showcase U.S. military veterans’ continued service in their communities and to encourage other veterans to
Redmond resident Harl Hawkins served in the military from 1947 to 1969. “I retired the day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon,” Hawkins said. This
In our weekly War Stories series we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon war veterans. In this very special edition, we hear from
The city of Cottage Grove is one wall closer to completing “Legion Cottages,” after a wall raising ceremony on Monday. The plan is to build
On Feb. 23, 1945, four days after the initial assault on the island of Iwo Jima, Marines took control of the high ground and planted
It was a powerful and moving occasion outside the Canby Adult Center and in the Ackerman gym Saturday morning as the Canby-Aurora VFW Post 6057
On Tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Divide Camp Executive Director Julie Wheeler discussing how their organization helps post 9/11 veterans by providing
In February 1944, the U.S. military launched Operation Hailstone, a massive military assault on Japanese fortified positions in the Pacific. On Monday — 76 years
Ira Rigger was a carpenter’s mate in the Seabees during World War II. Rigger served alongside Marines on a little-known island named Iwo Jima. Fast
When most Americans think of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima – if they think of it at all, 75 years later –
Seventy-five years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, images captured on film during the bloody World War II assault will be made public for the
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