Seven-year-old Ava Lippert, proud of her Air Force mom, flashed a shy smile and held her heart-shaped American flag high each time a veteran passed her along Liberty Avenue early Saturday. She joined her grandmother,… Read More
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On Wednesday, the Mt. Hoods humanities department hosted an emotion-laden reading in the Studio Theater by MHCC instructor and U.S. Army veteran Sean Davis, who wrote a memoir about his military experience, followed by a… Read More
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Harold Smith expected a lull as he worked on drones at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam during the 1968 Vietnamese New Year. I read on the bulletin board that everything was going to… Read More
Michael Carrell is a retired colonel from the U.S. Air Force and assistant vice provost and director of the Office of Military and Veterans Services at Ohio State How big is the veteran population at… Read More
If you think Joshua Ellis is going to let something in the business world rattle him, you havent met the 30-year-old owner of ATHIO Technologies in Fredericksburg. After all, chasing new work and finding good… Read More
FAIRLEA Area veterans were honored Thursday with a reception at the Greenbrier Valleys WorkForce West Virginia office. Among the honorees were several World War II veterans, who chatted with each other and posed for photos… Read More
By John Porter (File photo) First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen cited Henry Lee III in his eulogy for George Washington. Washington was certainly first in many… Read More
Almost 70 years later, William Stochosky’s Silver Star has been awarded. GRESHAM It took almost 70 years, but William Stochoskys Silver Star has been awarded. Senator Ron Wyden presented the medal, along with others the… Read More
Tuesday is Veterans Day, a day we thank the men and women who serve and have served in the U.S. military. Mayor Brian Snedecor, American Legion Post 54 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Kostbade-Fowble Post… Read More
Retired Army Sgt. Justin R. Anderson, who was medically retired in November 2004 due to injuries received in combat in Iraq, will speak at Bellevue University Nov. 11. He will speak at 11 a.m., and… Read More