Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Tank Day! Homepage 2026 ODVA Veterans Benefit Magazine Now Available Online and in Print Celebrating Black Military Excellence: The Buffalo Soldiers’ Impact Honoring Black Veterans: History, Service, and Progress Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Awards Nearly $1 Million to Local Veteran Service Providers Across the State Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Awards $800,000 to Support Campus Veteran Resource Centers “United in Service, United in Gratitude: Honoring Oregon’s Veterans” – Veterans Day Message From ODVA Director Dr. Nakeia Council Daniels You Are Not Invisible: ODVA Recognizes and Celebrates Women’s Military History Week 70th Annual Douglas County Veterans Day Parade Annual Hood River Veterans Day Ceremony 24th Annual Bend Veterans Day Parade Linn County Veterans Day Parade Veterans Day @ Tillamook Air Museum 2025 City of Hillsboro Veterans Day Celebration First Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting of 2026 to be Held Virtually March 4 Advisory Committee to ODVA Quarterly Meeting to Be Held in Person and Virtually on December 3 in Salem 2025 ODVA Statewide Veterans Day Ceremony Free Veterans Day Breakfast Veterans Day Assembly Statewide Veterans Day Ceremony to Honor Oregon’s Veterans Nov. 11 at the Capitol Oregon Honors Unclaimed Veterans at Willamette National Cemetery Eastern Oregon University Veterans Day Ceremony Federal Government Shutdown: Information for Oregon Veterans and Families Merkley, Veterans History Project Partner to Share Veterans’ Stories Honoring the Legacy of Tribal Veterans Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Signs Agreement with Coquille Indian Tribe to Assist Tribal Veterans Honoring Black Women’s Military Service: The Story of the 6888th Veterans Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting to Be Held in Person and Virtually on September 3 in Pendleton Registration Now Open for 2025 Oregon Women Veterans Conference Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Signs Agreement with Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Seeks Applications for Campus Veteran Resource Center Grant Program Director of the Oregon Department Of Veterans’ Affairs Shares Memorial Day Message Governor Tina Kotek Proclaims Oregon Veteran Suicide Prevention Awareness Week ODVA Now Accepting Proposals for Veteran Services Grant Program Pacific Northwest Women Veterans Engage Rev Up Car Show Rev Up Poker Run Extended ARM Gallery Hours – Artfulness, Reflection, and Mindfulness Extended ARM Gallery Hours – Artfulness, Reflection, and Mindfulness Extended ARM Gallery Hours – Artfulness, Reflection, and Mindfulness Veterans Morning Meetup Veterans Morning Meetup The BUFF Discussion Circle – Bring Unabashed Fervor & Fascination The BUFF Discussion Circle – Bring Unabashed Fervor & Fascination The BUFF Discussion Circle – Bring Unabashed Fervor & Fascination Kids Summer Fun Bash Union Soldiers & The Civil War Grand Re-Opening of the Oregon Military Museum Next ODVA Veterans Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting to Be Held In Person and Virtually on June 11