
Broken promises or ramblings of an ol’ veteran?
Back in the ’60s and ’70s, when Vietnam was raging on and the hippies were running around with the slogan “Make Love Not War,” our
Back in the ’60s and ’70s, when Vietnam was raging on and the hippies were running around with the slogan “Make Love Not War,” our
Airman 1st Class William “Pits” Pitsenbarger was a Pararescueman during the Vietnam War. Less than a year after receiving orders, he would go on to
In our weekly War Stories series, we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon veterans, some who made it back from their war and
Her funeral home is part of the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Program, a national organization that’s provided 1,700 funerals for veterans …
BANDON — When Howard Hoffer returned from serving in Vietnam, he, like many other veterans, received a less-than-enthusiastic welcome. That all changed last month, more than
BANDON — Bill Russell will say he was the “luckiest Vietnam veteran you’ve ever met,” yet his service saved many lives. Russell served from 1969-70
It’s a figure that’s staggering and just recently brought to my attention from Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune. Twenty veterans commit suicide each day.
Four Douglas County war veterans got the flight of a lifetime when they were invited to join the Honor Flight of Southern Oregon in September
EUGENE, Ore. – Bert Toepel was in the Army from 1952 to 1979. He is both a Korean War and a Vietnam War veteran. After
EUGENE, Ore. – Dale Yancey joined the Navy in 1968. “A woman going in the service back then was different than a man because the
War Stories producer Cody Rheault introduces us to Dan McMahon, a Vietnam War veteran who joined the military to fly helicopters. Thanks to Gary Gruner Chevrolet Buick
In this War Stories segment, we are introduced to Tom Marple, a Vietnam veteran who served as an interpreter before his civilian job brought him
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