May 29, 2019

Washington trip brings long-delayed healing for Vietnam vets

Jack McCreary, Bill McKechnie and Chuck Christensen had never met until only recently, when the three Sweet Home residents shared an experience that united them by […]
May 26, 2019

Prineville native honored on Vietnam War memorial, nearly 50 years after death

Clint Brumitt, a retired schoolteacher who grew up in Bend, occasionally visits the Central Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Bend’s Deschutes …
May 24, 2019

Lest We Forget: A legacy of military service

Stanley Elliott, who served during the Vietnam War, is part of a family that has served in every American war except the Korean War since World […]
May 16, 2019

Silver Star Vietnam vet ready for Honor Flight

North Albany resident Eric Czernowski credits his youth in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood with saving his life in Vietnam.
May 7, 2019

Thieves steal Salem veteran’s Vietnam War memorial

SALEM, Ore. – A Vietnam War veteran in Salem says a memorial he put up in his yard was stolen.
April 22, 2019

War Stories: Vietnam War Veteran Richard White

In our weekly War Stories series, we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon war veterans, some who made it back from their war and […]
April 10, 2019

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall damaged by winds in Florence

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall damaged by winds in Florence …. The structure is owned by Oregon Coast Community Action as a part of their …
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 […]
April 2, 2019

War Stories: Vietnam War Veteran Sam Morris

In our weekly War Stories series, we introduce you to the stories of Central Oregon war veterans, some who made it back from their war and […]