The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will honor all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. during its Statewide Veterans Day Ceremony this year in view of the Oregon State Capitol Building. Continue reading →

By Oregon State Senator David Brock Smith

In 2019, the unclaimed cremains of 28 Veterans were found to be sitting in mortuaries in Douglas County. With the help of our CVSO’s and local Veterans groups, these cremains were located, outreach was made to locate their families and these heroes were finally given the proper burials they deserve. But that was just the beginning, as there are potentially hundreds of unclaimed Veteran cremains across the state. Continue reading →