American Legion, Auxiliary hand out poppies in Bend to honor fallen servicemembers
The American Legion Stevens-Chute post 4 and Auxiliary are giving out bright red poppies to honor fallen warriors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and…
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Bend VFW packs up flags for Scouts to place on veterans’ graves at Deschutes Memorial Gardens
Bob Cusick, quartermaster of Bend VFW Post 1643, was busy packing up 1,500 flags Friday to be placed by area Boy Scouts on the graves of veterans at…
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‘We Are Remembering: Not Just a Number’: 16th annual Memorial Day event needs your help
Each year on Memorial Day, “We Are Remembering…Not Just A Number” gathers at Bend’s Troy Field to display and read the names of every U.S. service…
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Bend-based Project Recover unites another family with WWII MIA identification
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that, in partnership with Bend-based Project Recover and other experts in the field, they…
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Air Force ‘Huey’ helicopter to land at Redmond HS for a visit, special message to graduates
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond residents may hear the chopping of a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. as it lands in the Redmond…
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Midstate Electric Co-op donates $13,750 for La Pine veterans to go on Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Midstate Electric Cooperative in La Pine donated $13,750 to Honor Flight of Central Oregon to sponsor the La Pine veterans…
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Oregon Vietnam War Memorial group seeks public comments on planned interpretive panels
The public is invited to review and comment on the interpretive panels for the Vietnam Memorial exhibit that will be placed at the Oregon State…
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Oregon VA to host May 29 Statewide Memorial Day Ceremony in person, livestream
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will host Oregon’s annual Statewide Memorial Day Ceremony in person at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 29, at…
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Redmond HS Marine Corps JROTC Team to compete in National Academic Bowl in Washington, DC
Through all the obstacles students have faced over the last three years, Marine Corps JROTC cadets have risen to the challenge through their…
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Senate, House legislation sought by Bend veteran would designate Hwy. 20 as ‘National Medal of Honor Highway’
Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., led members of Congress Tuesday to…
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La Pine’s American Legion Post 45 is getting some big upgrades, with community’s help
The American Legion Post in La Pine is getting some big upgrades, and the community has been pitching in to…
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Deschutes County veterans service officers raise awareness of red flags: Beware the ‘pension poachers’
Staff who serve veterans for Deschutes County Veterans’ Services are warning of “pension poachers.”…
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Oregon National Guard, US Navy cut ribbon on $13 million Unmanned Aerial System Operating Facility in Boardman
The Oregon National Guard and the U.S. Navy conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to officially open the Unmanned Aerial System Operating…
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Homeless Leadership Coalition’s 2023 ‘Point in Time Count’ finds number of homeless veterans nearly doubled in 2022
The Homeless Leadership Coalition released their 2023 Point in Time Count on Thursday. The count taken on Tuesday, Jan. 24 found what might not…
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After 20 years, Bend’s Caring for Troops still sends packages to those serving overseas, seeks to send even more
Twenty years ago, Dianne Brock’s son was deployed in Iraq. As a mother, she understandably felt helpless. The only thing she could do was send a…
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COCC awarded $600,000 to expand veteran assistance with ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
A U.S. Department of Education grant announced by this week by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will expand veteran student services at Central…
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COCC receives $600,000 federal grant to create ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S.…
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C. Oregon Veterans Ranch offers several ways to help heal the often-hidden wounds of war
NewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest pays a visit to the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch south of Redmond, which uses a multi-faceted approach, from…
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Bend nonprofit The Shield joining trip to D.C. for policy academy on efforts to reduce veteran suicides
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A representative of Central Oregon nonprofit The Shield will be traveling to Washington, D.C., next month with a delegation…
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Boeing plans to end production of ‘Top Gun’ plane in 2025
Even “Top Gun” couldn’t save the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025…
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