WWII veterans
Our greatest generation
A main topic these last few days around the coffee table is one regarding our nation’s oldest World War II veteran, Richard Overton. Mr. Overton
January 5, 2019
11:00 pm
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WWII veterans
War Stories: World War II Veteran Ellis Skidmore
In our weekly War Stories series, we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon war veterans, some who made it back from their war
January 1, 2019
4:00 pm
WWII veterans
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard Overton
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Richard Overton. Richard served during World War II from 1940 to 1945. Richard was born in Bastrop County, Texas in
December 28, 2018
5:30 am
WWII veterans
Navy veteran John McGuigan marks 100th birthday
McGuigan is responsible for helping save the USS North Carolina during WW II after it was struck by a torpedo. Views: 110
December 11, 2018
7:17 am
WWII veterans
Local WWII veteran remembers Pearl Harbor attack
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Veterans all across the Rogue Valley remembered the Pearl Harbor attack Friday. It happened 77 years ago, and marked the beginning
December 7, 2018
8:03 pm
WWII veterans
Bend’s last Pearl Harbor survivor honored at ceremony
… that raises funds and creates memorials for Central Oregon’s military veterans and first responders. … “It’s just the twilight of World War II veterans.”.
December 7, 2018
4:33 pm
WWII veterans
Klamath Falls remembers Pearl Harbor
Klamath Falls, Ore. – 77 years ago on December 7th, a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to the U.S. entering World War II. 97
December 7, 2018
2:48 pm
WWII veterans
Pearl Harbor Day 2018: 25 Striking Photos of the Hawaii Attack
These photos make it clear why we remember all the U.S. servicemen who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Views: 41
December 7, 2018
5:31 am
WWII veterans
DNA IDs remains of Oregon Pearl Harbor victim
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – An Albany, Oregon woman plans to bury next spring the remains of her brother, who died in the attack on Pearl
December 6, 2018
2:55 pm
WWII veterans
Pearl Harbor re-burials across the US give families closure
More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on
December 5, 2018
9:48 pm
WWII veterans
Former George H.W. Bush Speechwriter on Why the President Was Shy About Talking About His World War II Service in Public
I joined the Bush-Quayle presidential campaign in the summer of 1988 when I was 25, writing something called the “line of the day”—a one-page memo
December 1, 2018
7:53 am
education
Maxwell Receives Permanent Honor at COCC
BEND, OR — Central Oregon Community College is now a Medal of Honor College. Extended Learning Dean Jerry Schulz, also a veteran, pursued the official designation to honor
November 28, 2018
5:21 am