May 28, 2019

Bend event honors veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq wars; “We are remembering — Not just a number” in its 12th year

Janet and Bruce Dart don’t know any service members who died in Afghanistan and Iraq. In many ways, the couple feels pretty disconnected from both wars, […]
March 27, 2019

Trump gives Medal of Honor to Iraqi War hero

An Army staff sergeant who saved three soldiers from the blast of an Iraqi suicide bomber by turning himself into a human shield was memorialized as […]
February 6, 2019

Soldier may be honored with stretch of highway

A Keizer soldier killed in Iraq in 2007 might soon have a stretch of Oregon highway named after him.  House Concurrent Resolution 13, which is set […]
January 21, 2019

War Stories: Dani (Combs) Shine

In our weekly War Stories series, we share the stories of Central Oregon war veterans, some who made it back from their war and some who […]
January 18, 2019

At War: What Happened in Iraq: “Seven Months of Blood and Fire and Broken Glass”

In this week’s At War newsletter: Many veterans know something that the politicians who speak for military action often do not: for those who do the […]
January 14, 2019

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Military Burn Pits

The Supreme Court is rejecting appeals from military veterans who claim they suffer health problems because of open burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
January 4, 2019

Vet unemployment is up in December. But there’s still good news.

Last month, 3.6 percent of post-9/11 veterans and 3.2 percent of all veterans were unemployed.
December 12, 2018

War Stories: Asa Stamps

In August of 2003 NATO took control of security in Kabul, it’s first-ever operational training mission and commitment to the war in Afghanistan. In this week’s War Stories, producer Cody […]
November 25, 2018

Veterans find community, hard work in rare firefighting crew

Christopher Schott works in Utah with a firefighting crew out of Lakeview, Ore. After being in firefights in Afghanistan and Iraq, members of the new elite […]