WWII veterans
Honor Flights postponed through Feb. 2021
MEDFORD, Ore.– Honor Flights provides veterans a free trip to see the memorial sites in their honor in Washington D.C.. This year, due to the
November 11, 2020
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WWII veterans
Community turns out to help Dallas veteran celebrate his 100th birthday
Stanton Rickey celebrated his 100th birthday with a socially distanced parade. Views: 290
October 30, 2020
6:57 pm
WWII veterans
Bend VA clinic renamed after local hero Robert Maxwell
On Monday, Bend’s Veterans Affairs clinic was officially renamed after local veteran Robert Maxwell, on what would have been the war hero’s 100th birthday. “It’s
October 26, 2020
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honor and remembrance
Senate approves bill to rename Bend VA clinic after Robert Maxwell
The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a bill to rename the Veterans Affairs clinic in Bend after Robert Maxwell. Maxwell, a Central Oregon war hero
September 18, 2020
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Korean veterans
Local WWII, Korea veteran honored for his service
Ron Wyden. Baker served in both World War II and in Korea. He was a flight engineer on B25 bombers in World War II and
September 9, 2020
1:03 am
WWII veterans
September 2 Marks the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Governor Brown Proclaims March 15-21 “Women’s Military History Week” in Oregon.
September 1, 2020
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WWII veterans
Central Point man celebrates 100th birthday
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — A local man celebrated his 100th birthday with a drive-by parade this afternoon. Norman Holden was born on August 22nd, 1920,
August 22, 2020
6:27 pm
WWII veterans
World War II vet will be laid to rest in Salem, honored with military flyover
The longtime Salem resident and Air Force veteran of four wars died May 28 at the age of 97 of natural causes. His family postponed
August 14, 2020
2:00 pm
WWII veterans
100-year-old WWII vet passes away in Redmond; survived Japanese slave labor camps
A 100-year-old World War II veteran who survived three and a half years in a Japanese slave labor camp passed away Wednesday in Redmond. Clarence
July 30, 2020
3:57 pm
WWII veterans
WWII crew honored with Congressional Gold Medal
In a virtual ceremony, the U.S. Congress bestowed the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor to the crew of the USS Indianapolis that was sunk
July 30, 2020
11:40 am
WWII veterans
Gresham WWII veteran turns 100
A parade of loved ones and well-wishers passed by a local World War II veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday, June 20. Francisco Villavicencio,
June 20, 2020
12:00 am
WWII veterans
Clackamas County marks 75th anniversary of WWII’s end
To mark the 75th anniversary of the close of World War II, public celebrations in Happy Valley, Gladstone and Oregon City were scheduled this spring
May 21, 2020
12:00 am