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.
Seventy-five years after the United States entered World War II, Filipino Veterans received national recognition when they were recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal –
BEND, OR — Oregon House Bill 2100, designating US Highway 20 as the Oregon Medal of Honor Highway, was signed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown at
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
Oregon (KPTV) — Every day, 500 World War II veterans die in the United States, and with their deaths, an important piece of the country’s
WASHINGTON DC – After a busy weekend in the Nation’s capital, the Willamette Valley veterans made their way back to Oregon. This group of veterans
(NEW YORK) — Don Stratton, one of the few remaining surviving veterans from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, had been holding on to his memories
It had been a while since Harold Simpson had seen the Enola Gay — more than 70 years. The first time Simpson set eyes on
MEDFORD — World War II and Korean War veterans are returning home after a trip to Washington D.C. They got an all paid expense trip through
Medford, Ore. — A group of local veterans are back in the Rogue Valley, following a weekend trip to Washington D.C. The World War II
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s business as usual at PDX, but gate C9 had people turning heads Sunday night. Many at the gate, wielding American flags, waiting
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to
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