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2017 Legislative Session Highlights

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July 11, 2017 3:15 pm

OVH

New works by Lee Imonen and April Waters installed at Lebanon’s Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home

A new site-specific courtyard by Oregon artist Lee Imonen, as well as a portrait of namesake Edward C. Allworth and two additional works by Oregon artist April Waters, are now installed at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home in Lebanon.

July 3, 2017 12:26 pm

LGBTQ veterans

Air National Guard member receives command approval to march in uniform in Portland, Seattle pride parades

This weekend, Portland Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Nathaniel Boehme had the rare honor of wearing his military uniform during the Portland Pride Parade on June 18. He will also be allowed to march in uniform during the Seattle Pride Parade that will take place on June 25.

June 21, 2017 12:26 pm

rural veterans

VA-funded transportation program clears major milestone in serving Oregon’s highly rural veterans

Oregon’s Highly Rural Transportation Program, a federal, state and local partnership that is helping meet the urgent transportation needs of veterans who live in extremely rural areas, has logged over 500,000 miles in its first two years of operation.

That’s farther than the distance to the moon and back.

June 12, 2017 12:26 pm

See Memorial Day Events In Your Community

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May 26, 2017 2:00 pm

“A Tradition Rooted in Courage, Honor, Sacrifice” 2017 Memorial Day Message

May 23, 2017 1:58 pm

Listing of statewide Memorial Day events now available online

Want to know what Memorial Day events are being held in your area? There’s a good chance you can find out online, in the directory of Memorial Day ceremonies, parades and other special events that the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs maintains at www.oregondva.com/2017memorialday.

May 22, 2017 12:26 pm

Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee to meet June 7

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 7 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4108, 1836 S.W. Veterans Way in Redmond. The public is invited to attend and participate.

May 10, 2017 12:26 pm

women veterans

Women’s Military History Week

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March 20, 2017 8:00 am

Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee to meet March 1

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon March 1 at the St. Helens Elks Lodge, 350 Belton Road in St. Helens. The public is invited to attend and participate.

February 2, 2017 12:26 pm

WWII veterans

ODVA Remembers 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

The surprise strike by Japanese aircraft against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, killed more than 2,400 military personnel and wounded nearly 1,200. Sixty-eight civilians were killed and 103 were wounded. Additionally, all eight of the Navy’s battleships were damaged or sunk, and 188 aircraft were destroyed.

December 7, 2016 12:26 pm

Post-9/11 veterans

Veterans celebrated at World War II Memorial

November 15, 2016 8:58 am

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