Registration open for 2023 Oregon Women Veterans Conference
Registration is now open for the 2023 Oregon Women Veterans Conference, which will be held on May 20 and 21 at the Salem Convention Center. Hosted…
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OSU Ecampus secures state grant funding to help veterans who learn online with housing costs
Thanks to a state grant, Oregon State University’s Ecampus online education program is offering assistance to some military veterans in Oregon who…
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Governor, officials welcome home Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers from Poland deployment
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Tina Kotek and other officials welcomed home more than 120 Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers on Saturday…
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Local Afghanistan War veteran holds Redmond book-signing for ‘Postcards Through Hell’
Local Afghanistan war veteran Edward Ford held a book-signing Saturday at Redmond’s American Legion hall for a new book he co-authored. Postcards…
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Home Heating and Cooling donates $1,500 to Redmond VFW for Wreaths Across America program
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Home Heating and Cooling owner Ric Secor recently presented a $1,500 donation to Don DeLand of Redmond VFW Post 4108 to…
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Deschutes County Veteran’s Intervention Strategy adds court component
Deschutes County Circuit Court and the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office said Monday they are pleased to announce that a circuit court…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died
By Mick Krever, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a…
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12th governor makes coast-to-coast Medal of Honor Highway a reality – but Bend veterans activist has new mission
Bend veterans activist Dick Tobiason is marking the successful completion of one coast-to-coast honor mission — and as is so often the case,…
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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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