The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking volunteers for its Veteran Volunteer Program who are interested in serving aging veterans in their own communities by helping veterans learn how to access potential earned benefits and resources.
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At the Bend Factory Stores on Friday, shoppers found something you can’t put a price on.
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A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment (Combined Arms Battalion) of the Oregon Army National Guard held a mobilization ceremony Sunday at the Ontario National Guard Armory for 16 soldiers, members of a tank unit deploying to Kuwait in coming months.
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A Veteran Wellness and Adventure Week is a five-day outdoor adventure planned next month in Central Oregon that will include “rafting, mountain biking, hiking, bungee and so much more,” its organizer said.
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Deschutes County commissioners heard at a public hearing Wednesday from several people opposed to sending a ballot measure to voters this fall to “opt out” of psilocybin production in unincorporated areas of the county under a voter-approved program being implemented statewide next year.
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Wreaths Across America announced Wednesday that its Mobile Education Exhibit will be making a stop in Bend next month, partnering exclusively with NewsChannel 21 to kick off a 10-city statewide tour to honor those who served and welcome home Vietnam veterans.
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Training session set for July 21 at VFW in Redmond SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking volunteers from across the state who are interested in serving aging veterans in their own communities by helping veterans learn how to access potential earned benefits and resources. If the veteran qualifies, these
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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 Station Lemoore, California, to conduct dissimilar air combat training Monday through Friday for the next two weeks.
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Tumalo artist Suzan Frangos, who formerly lived in Slovakia, has painted a mural on her garage to express her feelings about the war in Ukraine.
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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 honor and remembrance of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, who died on Wednesday.“Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams was the embodiment of an American patriot. He
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN Hershel Woodrow Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, has died, according to the Woody Williams Foundation. He was 98 years old. “Today at 3:15am, Hershel Woodrow Williams, affectionately known by many as Woody went home to be with the Lord. Woody peacefully joined his beloved wife
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Caregivers for veterans get resources to help with their care. Tuesday’s event was held in Bend, and others are being held throughout Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN Ukraine’s military is burning through Soviet-era ammunition that fits older systems as the country pleads with the West to send more heavy weaponry and Russia amasses a significant artillery advantage around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine. Western intelligence and military officials
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Three appreciative veterans got free dental work at Aspen Dental in Bend on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy 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 chaos. D-Day was the first day of combat for the 22-year-old from Fort Benning, Georgia, who followed in his father’s footsteps into the military. It was
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The Sunriver Stars Community Theater and its patrons will be helping feed the Ukrainian people in performances later this week, as it showcases a production by Patrick Rainville Dorn called “The Blabbermouth, the Puff Monster, and the Wolf; Topsy-Turvy Tales from Ukraine.”
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The Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend has hosted a Memorial Day service for more than 30 years. NewsChannel 21 photojournalist Tyson Beauchemin spoke with some of the people on hand for Monday’s ceremony.
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NewsChannel 21 began its team coverage of Memorial Day ceremonies with the “We Are Remembering” event volunteers, reading the names of all who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, while the Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers placed some 250 flags, each with a veteran’s name, on display.
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Memorial Day, as most Americans know, honors the sacrifices of the men and women who have laid down their lives for this country.
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The U.S. Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) — the first naval vessel to carry the state’s name in over a century – in a traditional ceremony held Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London.
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