WWII veterans
Gresham WWII veteran turns 101
Francisco Villavicencio enjoyed parade, indoor party with family during birthday bash Views: 323
June 24, 2021
12:00 am
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WWII veterans
WWII veteran and companion celebrate 100th birthdays
Paul Bowen and Juanita Hoffmeister, high school classmates who reconnected after 64 years, celebrate their 100th birthdays in Salem. Views: 340
June 23, 2021
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Korean veterans
Honor Flight Flies Again
Corvallis has many veterans of the Vietnam War, the Korean War, and quite a few of the Second World War, including a surprising number of Pearl
June 19, 2021
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WWII veterans
New building at Bend Senior HS to be named after local Medal of Honor recipient
The Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors voted to approve naming the new building at Bend Senior High School after Robert D. Maxwell, a Medal
June 15, 2021
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Asian American and Pacific Islander
Japanese Americans honored as ‘Go For Broke’ Nisei soldier in WWII
They fought for a country that didn’t trust them. Back home, or in internment camps, they fought to bring that injustice to light. It’s believed
June 15, 2021
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Asian American and Pacific Islander
Susan Ahn Cuddy: The Navy’s First Female Gunnery Officer
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The following story continues our month-long focus on Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans. The daughter
May 24, 2021
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WWII veterans
WWII PT 658 Honors Young Cadets With Boat Trip
PORTLAND, Ore– The only operational PT Boat from WWII has a home here in Portland on Swan Island. The non profit runs a museum. People
May 14, 2021
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Asian American and Pacific Islander
Go For Broke: World War II Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Japanese American veterans with the Go For Broke: Japanese Americans Soldiers of World War II commemorative stamp. Second-generation Japanese
May 14, 2021
11:32 am
Asian American and Pacific Islander
“The Highest in Honor” – Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The following story continues our month-long focus on Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans. Fireman 2nd
May 13, 2021
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Asian American and Pacific Islander
The True Story of the “Purple Heart Battalion”
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The following story kicks off our month-long focus on Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans. On
May 4, 2021
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WWII veterans
Ray Lambert, D-Day survivor, WWII torch bearer, dies at 100
Ray Lambert, the Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day and was saluted by a president on the World War II battle’s 75th anniversary,
April 11, 2021
10:15 am
Korean veterans
Honor flights to resume
REDMOND — The Honor Flights for armed forces veterans to visit national war memorials is on once again. Some 25 veterans from Central Oregon, their
April 7, 2021
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