Edwin Chester Hopkins’ casket was draped with an American flag that had hung above the state Capitol. Boy Scouts saluted as the motorcade weaved around the colonial town square to the cemetery, where a military bugler readied to play taps in the dappled sunlight of a cool autumn day.
It was a grand…
Four graves are marked “Unknown U.S. Sailor — January 3, 1944.” That’s the same date the Navy destroyer USS Turner exploded, killing 136 sailors.
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
In 2009, Seaman Second Class Hubert Miller visited the USS LCI-713 and went in search of a dent. He found it on the ship’s deck, and he smiled. Miller served during World War II, and was on board when the conflict ended and celebratory cans of beer were passed out. In the days before pull tabs, you needed a piercer to open a can. They didn’t have one, so Miller’s overzealous shipmate swung a fire
It’s been a long time since Guido Pinamonti was held as a prisoner of war by the Nazis after being shot down during World War II.
But Pinamonti, a 17-year Tigard resident who recently moved to The Springs at Sherwood, recently took a trip to Washington, D.C., to see …
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Repairing submarines in Hawaii during World War II was quite an “about-face” from Dick Ray’s logging background.
The John Day resident served in the U.S. Navy from August 1943 to March 1946, achieving the rank of motor machinist third class.
Growing up during the Great Depression, Ray’s family moved from place to place, following logging jobs and living in logging camps.
He started driving truck when he was 14. He recalled building plank roads with 12-inch wide and
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