The Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday converted the first two Oregon Medal of Honor Highway signs along US Highway 20 across the state to National Medal of Honor Highway signs, with more to follow.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We told you recently that six vocalists from Bend were traveling to France to take part in several events commemorating D-Day commemoration events June 3–9 in Normandy, France, with a final stop to perform in Paris. On Friday’s 81st anniversary of the Allied invasion, a critical step toward the end of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A special operations Chinook helicopter landed at the COCC football field on Wednesday as the college’s relocated and expanded Veterans Resource Center was rededicated in honor of the late Medal of Honor recipient Robert D. Maxwell. The staff at the center are there to help veterans access all the benefits and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Six vocalists from Bend will participate in several D-Day commemoration events June 3–9 in Normandy, France, with a final stop to perform in Paris. The singers will perform with the All-American Choir and a mass band at Utah Beach as part of a D-Day event, as well as participate in Le
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BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — Following a number of Memorial Day ceremonies, many gathered at Post 1643, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Bend, on Monday, to continue the day’s observances. The VFW serves as a gathering place for veterans and their families, and it’s open to the public. These local Memorial Day events not only honor
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Update: Adding video. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians will be honoring service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country at several events around the area on Memorial Day. Bend’s Memorial Day Service begins at 1 p.m. at the Central Oregon Veterans Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens. In downtown Bend, volunteers will read
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. — As families across Central Oregon prepare to honor those who gave their lives in service to the nation, one Bend-based nonprofit is working year-round to bring missing heroes home. Project Recover, a national leader in the search for and recovery of Americans Missing in Action (MIA), is using Memorial Day
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The State Capitol Mall was packed Wednesday as civilians and service members gathered in honor of Armed Forces Day. The Oregon National Guard-hosted event had something for everyone, from the howitzer salute courtesy of 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery, to the F-15 Eagle flyover by the Oregon Air National Guard, music
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Beginning with the landing of a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook on its Bend campus athletic field, a Central Oregon Community College dedication event for its newly revamped Robert D. Maxwell Veterans Resource Center will celebrate veterans and a new space for student veterans beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at the Coats Campus Center. Members
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon National Guard is scheduled to host an Armed Forces Day celebration honoring current serving military members at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at the State Capitol Mall in Salem and at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Major General Raymond F. Rees Training Center near Umatilla.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thursday, May 8 marks the 80th anniversary of VE-Day – Victory in Europe, when Nazi Germany surrendered to America and its the Allies in Berlin, Germany. The United States and Allies would continue fighting the Japanese in the Pacific for 4 more months until the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30, 1975, United States military forces withdrew from Vietnam. The evacuation was broadcast live to televisions across the country. For the veterans who were there, it’s a day that
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ALBEQUERQUE, New Mexico (KTVZ) — Gerrit Spatz, a United States Airman from Bend, Oregon, recently was honored as Kirtland Air Force Base’s Tiger of the Week for his critical role in keeping KAFB networks secure and mission-ready! Tiger of the Week is an award that recognizes Airmen for their stellar performance done within their units’
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)— The Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program has become the first in the nation to receive an “outstanding” rating under new federal evaluation criteria, program director Frank Tallman announced. The program, Oregon’s only accredited statewide alternative high school, underwent a comprehensive four-day on-site inspection by the National Guard Bureau’s Youth Programs Division as part
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The Oregon National Guard’s 1249th Engineer Battalion is preparing for a year-long mobilization to support security operations along the United States’ southern border.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jian Zhao and Li Tian, active-duty U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with Ruoyu Duan, a former U.S. Army soldier, were arrested Thursday following indictments by federal grand juries in the District of Oregon and the Western District of Washington. Tian and Duan were charged in the District
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By Anthony Macuk, KGW VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Several unexploded mortars were discovered during construction at the Pearson Field airport in Vancouver on Tuesday and Wednesday, requiring a police disposal unit to be called to safely detonate them, KGW reported. The Vancouver Police Department said in a post on X that the devices appear to be Stokes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Fire Central Oregon invited community members to spend part of their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service creating Valentines for Veterans. We talked with several kids about what they’d made and the messages they carried.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., has nominated 16 Oregon students for consideration for appointment to one of the five prestigious United States Service Academies. Congressman Bentz’s Service Academy Nomination Board—retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for selection by the service academies— recommended each student based on academic performance, extracurricular involvement,
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Public welcome to craft cards for delivery to regional veterans hospital BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Camp Fire Central Oregon is once again warming hearts through its beloved Valentine’s for Veterans community event, held on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Monday, January 20. This annual volunteer event takes place in the morning and
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