Bend VFW post offers veterans support, awarding monthly $200 gas card
Bend’s Mike Ward Ponderosa Pine VFW Post #1643 has started a program to support area veterans in need. Each month, the Post will award a $200 gas…
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Bend Pearl Harbor survivor Dick Higgins, 101, attends ceremony
There was a very special participant in Thursday’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Bend Heroes Memorial — Dick Higgins of Bend, whose…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Bend ceremony set
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National…
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Marines’ ‘Team Long Road’ arrives in Bend, near finale of coast-to-coast walk to honor, help recover MIAs
A small band of Marines nearing the end of a cross-country walk with a special mission arrived in Bend on Thursday, on their way from the…
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Bend woman traveling to Poland to assist Ukraine refugees
Next month, Bend resident Sandra Kowalski says she will be traveling to Poland, near the Ukrainian border, to work with the charity All Hands and…
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Bend group sends direct assistance to Ukrainian soldiers, plans ‘Platoon 541’ fundraiser
A group of Bend residents, one from Ukraine, got together six months ago and created “Platoon 541,” to send supplies directly to soldiers in the…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce bill to safeguard veterans filing benefit claims
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined colleagues from both parties Tuesday to introduce legislation that would hold unaccredited…
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Bend veteran activist Dick Tobiason takes on many tasks to ensure those who served get deserved honor
As they have on special days for years, volunteers were out early in downtown Bend on Veterans Day, putting up dozens of U.S. flags, each honoring a…
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‘Flag City USA’ Redmond holds Veterans Day Parade
Redmond calls itself ‘Flag City USA,’ and there indeed was plenty of Red, White and Blue on display throughout downtown for Friday’s Veterans Day…
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Bend Veterans Day Parade spotlights Vietnam-era veterans
Patriotism and love of country were on full display Friday in the 21st annual Bend Veterans Day Parade, with a theme of saluting Vietnam War-era…
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Merkley partners with Veterans History Project to preserve, share Oregon veterans’ stories of service
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Ahead of Veterans Day, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday his office is taking part in the Library of Congress…
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Bend Senior HS holds assembly to honor veterans, dedicates Robert D. Maxwell Center
Bend Senior High School held its annual assembly Thursday honoring the area’s veterans, with a special dedication of the Robert D. Maxwell Center in…
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Bend’s Veterans Day Parade begins at 11 a.m. Friday, produced by Central Oregon Veterans Outreach
The annual Veterans Day Parade of Bend will kick off at 11 a.m. Friday in downtown Bend. Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) produces…
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Dutch Bros in Central Oregon to support Honor Flights of C.O. with Veterans Day proceeds donation
Dutch Bros locations in Central Oregon will be donating proceeds from each drink sold on Friday, November 11 to Honor Flights of Central…
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Bend Senior High School to dedicate new Robert D. Maxwell Center next Thursday
Bend Senior High School will host a special dedication ceremony next Thursday for the school’s new Robert D. Maxwell Center as part of the…
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Oregon Health Authority launches new Veteran Dental Program
Oregon House Bill 4095, which creates the state’s first Veteran Dental Program for Oregon veterans who do not qualify for the Oregon Health Plan,…
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Central Oregon veteran motorcyclists giving back to other veterans in need
The High Desert Eagles chapter of the Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association is giving back to veterans in need, distributing grocery store gift…
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Bend Parade of Flags to display 250 American flags along Veterans Day parade route
The Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers will install about 250 American flags at Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park and along the Bend Veterans…
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Veterans Day 2022 message from director of Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is this year’s Veterans Day message from Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick and an…
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Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs to host Veterans Day ceremony in Salem, livestreamed
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will honor all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces during its Statewide Veterans Day Ceremony this year in…
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