The Bend Heroes Foundation and a group of volunteers installed 275 flags at Bend Heroes Memorial (Brooks Park), along Veterans Memorial Bridge (Newport Avenue) and in downtown Bend Thursday morning to mark the Fourth of July, Independence Day.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) has released the names of the seven individuals he nominated to be considered for attendance at our nation’s service academies who have accepted offers of appointment, while also announcing the nominating process for the Class of 2029. The full list of students who received and then accepted offers of
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Recent data from the U.S. Veterans Administration finds suicide rates among service members and veterans are at a 20-year high – and Oregon’s rate is 40% higher than the nation’s. A new veteran-led coalition had their inaugural, day-long Veteran Health Forum on Friday in Bend to share experiences and work on solutions. For more information,
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Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer, R-Ore., was in Bend on Tuesday, talking with veterans about the issues they face and what they want and need from the federal government.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — At 18 years old, US Army Corporal and Central Oregonian Norvin Brockett was declared missing in action in North Korea in 1950 during the Korean War. His remains were recovered and identified almost 70 years later and laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on July 21,
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Marines from Springfield drove to La Pine Saturday to honor a fellow Marine. At the American Legion Post 45 in La Pine, many came to remember retired marine colonel, William Russell Stanard Jr. Family members and friends got a chance to say their goodbyes to their loved one. Stanard was a part of
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On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we honor Bend resident and Army veteran Joseph Sharpe. Sharpe, now 99, took part in the massive operation, providing supplies and moving wounded soldiers to safety.
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to Honor Flight Rochester, a veteran’s organization. Persichitti was a “wonderful, pleasant, humble guy,” who was “easy know, easy to talk to,” said Honor Flight Rochester President
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of D–Day, when American and allied forces attacked the Germans with the seaborne and airborne invasion of Normandy, France. After 11 months of bitter fighting, the Germans surrendered to the allies on May 5, 1945 ending the war in Europe. To honor those brave American heroes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Partners In Care, the leading, nonprofit provider of hospice, home health, and palliative care in Central Oregon, is proud to announce it is now a Level 5 Partner with We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Level 5 is the highest level WHV partners can
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Memorial Day 2024, a day to acknowledge and honor those who died while serving in the military.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in Memorial Day services and community events around the state on Monday, pausing to remember fallen service members who have given their lives in defense of the nation. Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty, an Army veteran, along with her husband, Oregon Army National Guard Maj.
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Three Sisters veterans groups came together to host Monday’s Memorial Day Service at Village Green Park.
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Monday is Memorial Day, when we remember and mourn our nation’s over 1.3 million veterans and Bend’s 112 veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice during times of war.
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A somber memorial Day event has been going on in downtown Bend for 17 years. “We Are Remembering – Not Just a Number” reads the name, age and hometown of every U.S. servicemember killed in Afghanistan since 2001 and Iraq since 2003. This year, the Troy Field event also was being livestreamed.
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Shortly after noon Monday, Memorial Day services were held at Deschutes Memorial Gardens. This is the first time it was held at the newly dedicated and renovated Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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A landscaping company wanted to give back to veterans this Memorial Day. HighTide Landscape did a promotion around Memorial Day weekend to find a veteran they could give back to. The landscaping company wanted to provide a landscape renovation to a veteran’s home, free of charge. They chose a Vietnam veteran, Richard, who served in the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff pursuant of 4 U.S.C. 7m and the President’s Proclamation on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, from 12:01 a.m. until noon. “On Memorial Day, we honor all our heroes and fallen soldiers, and keep them and their
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 142nd Wing out of Portland Air National Guard Base will conduct Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. “We support the Memorial Day flyovers to honor the great men and women who have given their all in defense of this great nation,” said Lt.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Join American Legion Auxiliary Unit 4 on National Poppy Day, Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25 at the Bend Fred Meyer and Jake’s Diner when members distribute bright red poppies in honor of our fallen warriors. The poppy has become an internationally recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war
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