April 3, 2019

‘It’s time our society steps up and really welcomes them home’

It was Pruitt’s idea to petition for the memorial wall to visit Florence. … Lacking a welcome home from the war seems to be a common […]
March 31, 2019

Memorial honoring Native American veterans to open in 2020

A $15 million memorial honoring Native American and Alaskan Native military members and veterans is set to open next year in Washington.
March 29, 2019

Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial replica arrives Tuesday

Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial replica arrives Tuesday …. and Communications for the fund, said she is pleased the wall is coming back to Oregon.
March 14, 2019

LO Veterans and First Responders memorial cutting set for Memorial Day

Taya Kyle will give the keynote address at the Memorial Day ribbon-cutting event Monday, May 27
March 7, 2019

Nonprofit organization works to expand David Dewett Veteran’s Memorial

Van Vlack, a Vietnam and Iraqi Freedom veteran who served 30 years in the Oregon Army National Guard, said the monuments will honor both the …
February 21, 2019

North Plains works to build veterans memorial park

The city and community are working to bring the first veterans memorial park to the area.
January 25, 2019

Eternal flame is burning once again

The aging memorial honoring all Crook County veterans had quit working and was replaced with a flickering light bulb before leaders of the county maintenance and […]
December 12, 2018

New Army museum will feature six National Guardsmen

When the National Museum of the United States Army opens to the public outside Washington, D.C. in 2020; six New York Army National Guard soldiers will […]
December 10, 2018

Siuslaw News | Brass plaque returned to Florence

Dec. 8, 2018 — Sometimes bad stories have unexpectedly good endings. That is certainly the case from the perspective of local veteran, Tony Cavarno.