First ‘Stand Down & Resource Fair’ since 2019 offers C.O. veterans and others support
Area veterans, homeless and low-income residents were offered help and support Friday during a Stand Down & Resource Fair, held at the Bend Elks…
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La Pine flag-raising ceremony celebrates additions to veterans memorial
Many veterans were among the La Pine residents and dignitaries gathered at Heritage Park Tuesday for a special flag-raising ceremony to mark the…
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Oregon Veteran Volunteer Program to host training seminar in Madras next month
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking volunteers for its Veteran Volunteer Program who are interested in serving aging veterans in…
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‘Honor, Remember, Teach’: Special mobile museum honoring America’s veterans visits Bend
At the Bend Factory Stores on Friday, shoppers found something you can’t put a price on.…
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Ontario-based Oregon Army National Guard tank unit mobilizes for year-long stint in Kuwait
A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment (Combined Arms Battalion) of the Oregon Army National Guard held a mobilization ceremony Sunday at…
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Save the Brave’s ‘Veteran Wellness and Adventure Week’ will connect vets to C.O. outdoor therapeutic activities
A Veteran Wellness and Adventure Week is a five-day outdoor adventure planned next month in Central Oregon that will include “rafting, mountain…
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Deschutes County commissioners hear from many urging not to ‘opt out’ on state psilocybin program
Deschutes County commissioners heard at a public hearing Wednesday from several people opposed to sending a ballot measure to voters this fall to…
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Wreaths Across America, NewsChannel 21 partner to bring Mobile Education Exhibit to Bend
Wreaths Across America announced Wednesday that its Mobile Education Exhibit will be making a stop in Bend next month, partnering exclusively with…
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Oregon Dept. of Veterans Affairs seeks C.O. volunteers to help serve aging veterans
Training session set for July 21 at VFW in Redmond SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking volunteers from…
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Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Wing hosting Navy fighter squadron for ‘dissimilar air combat training’
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 “Golden Dragons,” based out of Naval Air…
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Tumalo artist expresses feelings on Ukraine war in garage-door mural
Tumalo artist Suzan Frangos, who formerly lived in Slovakia, has painted a mural on her garage to express her feelings about the war in…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset Saturday in…
Continue ReadingThe last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient has died, age 98
By Andi Babineau, CNN Hershel Woodrow Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, has died, according to the Woody Williams…
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Bend VA Clinic holds resource fair for veterans’ caregivers
Caregivers for veterans get resources to help with their care. Tuesday’s event was held in Bend, and others are being held throughout…
Continue ReadingWar in Ukraine reaches pivotal moment that could determine long-term outcome, intelligence officials say
By Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN Ukraine’s military is burning through Soviet-era ammunition that…
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Bend dental office provides free care to three veterans
Three appreciative veterans got free dental work at Aspen Dental in Bend on…
Continue ReadingElite World War II soldiers to receive Congressional Gold Medal more than 70 years after the war
By Celina Gore, CNN When Army Capt. John Raaen, Jr. reached the shores of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, it was already a scene of…
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Sunriver Stars Community Theatre donating play proceeds to World Central Kitchen for Ukraine
The Sunriver Stars Community Theater and its patrons will be helping feed the Ukrainian people in performances later this week, as it showcases a…
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Memorial Day ceremony at Bend’s Deschutes Memorial Gardens honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice
The Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend has hosted a Memorial Day service for more than 30 years. NewsChannel 21 photojournalist Tyson Beauchemin…
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Memorial Day 2022: Names of the fallen read, US flags flown in Bend
NewsChannel 21 began its team coverage of Memorial Day ceremonies with the “We Are Remembering” event volunteers, reading the names of all who died…
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