The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reviewing previously denied claims from World War II Veterans who participated in full-body testing for mustard gas or
President Trump posthumously presented a Medal of Honor to Army intelligence officer First Lieutenant Garlin Conner for his bravery during World War II. Conner’s widow,
In our weekly War Stories series we tell the stories of Central Oregon’s war veterans, some who made it back from their war and some who
Norbert Seifert, a World War II Navy Air Corp Pilot, flies in a B-24 bomber Friday over Oregon as part of the “Wings of Freedom
U.S. Army Pvt. George Thompson never expected to return to the country he helped liberate from Nazi occupation 50 years later. He never imagined that
Howard Games of Salem was a pilot during the massive military operation June 6, 1944, when Allied Forces invaded the beaches of Normandy, France. Views:
June 6 is the 74th anniversary of D-Day when we pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice at Normandy and honor those who
Richard Arvin Overton was already 35 years old when he fought at Pearl Harbor. Now, 73 years after the end of World War II and
When we launched our War Stories series more than two years ago, longtime La Pine resident Bob Shotwell was the first Central Oregon veteran that
In our weekly War Stories series, we tell the stories of Central Oregon’s war veterans–some who made it back from their war and some who
The New Mexico National Guard and the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services will honor a special group of veterans on the 76th anniversary of
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The historic island of Iwo Jima, site of the pivotal WWII battle between the United States and Japan, only opens up
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