With the help of private insurance and public grants, the base of the Doughboy Monument in Uniontown will likely be renovated in time for the 100th anniversary of the end
BANDON – The Bandon Veterans Memorial, an effort that began last year, will be sited on city property in City Park where the Blue Star Memorial Highway memorial is located.
Few people know that Native Americans serve the U.S. armed forces at higher rates per capita than any other ethnic group and have since the American Revolution. That is about to
More than 100 people turned out in the cold Saturday to dedicate the Central Linn Veterans Memorial in Halsey. They were there to honor Central Linn County veterans who have
A large statue of a U.S. soldier will be placed in downtown Warrenton by the end of the year, following a decadeslong effort. At a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, a 9-foot
In 1944, Robert Maxwell was serving as a wireman with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in southern France when a German hand grenade landed nearby. It was dark, and Maxwell
After years of extensive research, planning and coordination with state, federal, military and international governments, supporters of the World War I Memorial will break ground for the site just prior
The nation’s oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, Bob Maxwell, a WWII Army veteran, from Bend, participated in a ceremony at Newport City Hall yesterday (10-30), dedicating the Oregon Medal
Newport citizens and various city and veterans association officials re-dedicated Highway 20 in Oregon as a Medal of Honor Highway – first with a ceremony at City Hall with WWII
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is accepting comments on a proposed rule change that would allow tribal governments to apply for Veterans’ and War Memorial Grants. The proposed
Elvira Chiccarelli grew up during the Vietnam War and felt a call to serve her country. Her mother had been a cadet nurse in World War II, and in 1975
The nation’s oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, Robert D. “Bob” Maxwell, a WWII Army veteran, from Bend, will participate in a ceremony at the Newport City Hall, 169 SW
