January 11, 2018

New commemorative silver dollar recognizes World War I centennial

The World War I centennial year has arrived. There are a number of events planned in Europe to commemorate military campaigns and battles in the months […]
November 10, 2017

Astoria’s damaged Doughboy Monument on track for repair

With the help of private insurance and public grants, the base of the Doughboy Monument in Uniontown will likely be renovated in time for the 100th […]
October 31, 2017

World War I Memorial groundbreaking set for Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C.

After years of extensive research, planning and coordination with state, federal, military and international governments, supporters of the World War I Memorial will break ground for […]
September 28, 2017

World War I Centennial Commission announces the first 50 official centennial memorials

The World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, in partnership with The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, recently announced […]
September 25, 2017

United States Mint to Unveil Designs for Commemorative Coin Honoring World War I Vets

The United States Mint will unveil the winning designs in the World War I Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition on Monday, Oct. 9th, opening day […]
August 3, 2017

Flagline to honor vets

The Missing in America Project has arranged for the unclaimed cremains of six veterans to be transported from La Grande to Willamette National Cemetery in Portland […]
July 24, 2017

Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery adds gravestones for five veterans

American Legion Post 180 Honor Guard is leading the dedication ceremony for five new Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery gravestones at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29. The new […]
July 11, 2017

Salem artist brings Medal of Honor recipient to life

Every medal, insignia, and rank on Edward Allworth’s World War I Army uniform is in the right place. April Waters went to great lengths to make sure of […]
May 23, 2017

Learning from 100 years of women at war: one Veteran’s perspective

Put a bunch of women Veterans in a room, give them a mission to accomplish, and something almost magical ends up happening. I’ve seen this over […]