LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Wall that Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is now set up in La Pine and had its first full day of the exhibition Thursday, full of the emotions one would expect at such an event, and is seen every day at the memorial in our nation’s capital.
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Dozens of volunteers showed up early Wednesday morning to help assemble and prepare the Wall that Heals display, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica and Mobile Education Center, for the public to view through Sunday.
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After a long, 2 1/2-year community effort by many across Central Oregon, The Wall That Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica and Mobile Education Center, has arrived at its new, temporary home in La Pine and will be open to the public Wednesday for the next several days.
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Culminating three years of community-wide efforts, the four-day visit of The Wall That Heals – a ¾-replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. – commences on Tuesday with a 200-motorcycle escort that will accompany it to the viewing site on Sixth Street in La Pine. It will be open 24 hours a day, from Wednesday until Sunday, and admission is free to the public.
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Bend High football players won’t be the only ones receiving cheers Friday night.
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Finally, after waiting more than 18 months, the next Honor Flight Central Oregon is finally set to take off Wednesday bound for our nation’s capital.
Continue ReadingBy Deanna Hackney and Amir Vera, CNN A pilot instructor and a student were hospitalized Sunday after each ejected from a military training jet that crashed in a residential neighborhood in Lake Worth, Texas, on Sunday, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. Police were notified of the crash in the 4000 blocks of Tejas
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The Bend Heroes Foundation held a ceremony Friday morning, honoring Bend’s and Oregon’s prisoners of war and those missing in action, on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — La Pine is one of 35 cities across the United States that soon will be hosting The Wall That Heals’, a two-thirds-size replica of Washington D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Steve Ellis is a retired Forest Service employee who lives in Clackamas County. He raised three kids together with his wife, Linda. As we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Ellis reflects on the events that followed.
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There’s an open table with 13 reserved seats and 13 beers on it at Bend Burger Company on Northeast Third Street.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined a bipartisan group of 35 senators Tuesday calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to swiftly develop and conduct outreach to veterans of the Global War on Terrorism – especially those who served in Afghanistan – to provide them with mental health resources.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, August 30 to honor the United States service members and civilian victims killed in a terrorist attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday.
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Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick made the following statement Wednesday:
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Haseeb Shojai carries on with his day-to-day life as a father, business owner and community member in Central Oregon. But he’s also been carrying the weight of his family’s and friends’ well-being.
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St. Charles Bend has another record number of COVID-19 patients, now at 68, with 14 on ventilators.
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Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, 150 members of the Oregon National Guard will begin to arrive at the Guard Armory at 875 SW Simpson Avenue to prepare for their assignments at St. Charles’ hospitals.
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Veterans from all ages and eras are dealing with the personal emotions and impacts of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the sudden takeover by the Taliban.
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Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that Oregon “stands ready to help the federal government resettle Afghan refugee families.”
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As Afghanistan’s capitol fell to the Taliban, one Redmond man’s attention turned to his friend.
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