Vietnam veterans
Big Read has big finale
Fishtrap’s Big Read came to an end Saturday night with a 1960s-style dance at “The Place,” a community center at the United Methodist church in
February 14, 2017
4:25 pm
Tag: Vietnam veterans
PTSD
A journey to Vietnam, and reconciliation
What happens to soldiers’ hearts when they return home from the battlefield? Recent research suggests that Veterans, especially Vietnam Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
February 7, 2017
7:08 am
Vietnam veterans
Salem man honors Vietnam pilot: ‘He’s not coming home, but his memory is’
Fred Thompson purchased a limited-edition print by aviation artist Joe Kline that depicts a UH-1 Huey helicopter making an extraction of a Special Forces team
January 30, 2017
1:11 pm
memorials
Veterans gather to celebrate future home of Vietnam Memorial Wall
MEDFORD, Ore. – A sign was unveiled at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Medford today. Veterans gathered to celebrate the progress of the memorial at
January 27, 2017
3:58 pm
Vietnam veterans
Local Vietnam vets share at Fishtrap event
It was standing room only at Fishtrap’s second Big Read event Thursday night, Jan. 19, at the Tomas Building conference room. Fishtrap titled the event:
January 25, 2017
3:56 am
Vietnam veterans
Big cold doesn’t stop Big Read
The latest cold snap didn’t keep the reading public, including students from Joseph and Enterprise schools, from packing the Hurricane Creek Grange Hall for Fishtrap’s
January 17, 2017
2:18 pm
healthcare
New rule establishes a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune
VA has published regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp
January 13, 2017
10:21 am
Vietnam veterans
Women’s writing group feature of Big Read
Fishtrap’s 2017 Big Read features the Vietnam War classic “The Things They Carried,” the semi-fictionalized wartime experience of author Tim O’ Brien. Although the story
December 27, 2016
10:42 am
Gulf veterans
A meal worthy of heroes
For those who have given so much for country and community, it was a rare opportunity for them to be served for once, as a
December 23, 2016
10:18 am
memorials
Former defense chief Hagel opens Pentagon’s Vietnam exhibit
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel returned to the Pentagon Tuesday to pay tribute to his fellow Vietnam veterans who he said fought in an unpopular war they didn’t understand and returned to an ungrateful nation
December 20, 2016
3:22 pm
healthcare
Blood Pressure Study: Vietnam Era Veterans
VA researchers found a link between service-related occupational exposure to herbicides and high blood pressure (hypertension) risk among U.S. Army Chemical Corps (ACC) Veterans, a group of Veterans assigned to do chemical operations during the Vietnam War. Researchers also found an association between military service in Vietnam and hypertension risk among these Veterans.
Researchers at VA’s Post Deployment Health Services Epidemiology Program, Office of Patient Care Services, conducted the Army Chemical Corps Vietnam-Era Veterans Health
November 29, 2016
7:22 am
Gulf veterans
American Legion meets monthly in Hermiston
Veterans from all eras and members of American Legion Post 37 are encouraged to attend its monthly meetings.
They meet the first Monday of each month at 7 a.m. at the Hermiston VFW Hall ,45 W. Cherry Ave.
Chartered by Congress in 1919, the American Legion provides service to veterans, current military personnel and the communities in which they reside. The nonprofit organization is committed to advocating patriotism, mentoring youth and supporting worthwhile community programs, including American
November 23, 2016
3:53 am