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Resources for Veterans Affected by Afghanistan-Iraqi Wars

Veterans from all eras are reacting to the events in Afghanistan. You are not alone.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Veterans may question the meaning of their service or whether it was worth the sacrifices they made. They may feel more moral distress about experiences they had during their service. It’s normal to feel this way.

At this moment, it may seem like all is lost, like your service or your sacrifices were for nothing. Consider the ways that your service made a difference, the impact it had on others’ lives or on your own life. It can be helpful to focus on the present and to engage in the activities that are most meaningful and valuable to you.

Leaving Afghanistan

It all started on Oct. 7, 2001....

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - I am a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam (1987-1988) as well as Germany and Okinawa. I agree with President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all our troops from Afghanistan, America’s longest-running war.
Briefly, here’s why.

The war cost 2,312 U.S. military lives, 20,066 wounded in action, an estimated 43,000 civilian deaths, and cost trillions of dollars.

President Biden Moves to End the 20-Year War in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is the longest war in American history.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Recently, President Biden stated that he intended to bring the last of the US troops home from Afghanistan this year.

Many Americans fail to realize we’re even still at war in Afghanistan. The conflict has continued for so long that it long ago ceased to dominate the headlines.

142nd Fighter Wing to Conduct Veterans Day Flyovers

All passes will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and about 400 mph airspeed.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The 142nd Fighter Wing based at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Veterans Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout the state on Monday, Nov 11, 2019.

The F-15 Eagle fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community locations at, or around, the designated times.

The Second World War: An Oregon Perspective on Exhibit

On Display until November 28 in the Capitol Galleria

(SALEM, Ore.) - The archives of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education includes testimonies about the Second World War and the Holocaust from soldiers, liberators and survivors. Some of these stories have been put into this traveling exhibit.

The Salem Veterans of Foreign Wars 661 Uniform Display Museum has supplemented the exhibit with seven service uniforms worn by Jewish soldiers in WWII.

Portland Area Guard Soldiers to Mobilize for Federal Deployment

The mobilization ceremony is Saturday, Sept 28th, beginning at 10 am.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Task Force Arrow, the group of more than 450 Soldiers is one of several units that the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team is scheduled to deploy this fall and winter.

In all, the 41st is scheduled to deploy more than 1,400 service members to five different countries.

Oregon National Guard in Memorial Day Events Around the State

Our Nation’s Vietnam veterans and veterans from all eras were honored.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Authorized by Congress, established under the Secretary of Defense, and launched by President Obama on May 25, 2012, the Vietnam War Commemoration recognizes all men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975.

Nine million Americans, approximately 6.4 million living today, served during that period, and the commemoration makes no distinction between veterans who served in-county, in-theater, or were stationed elsewhere during those 20 years. All answered the call of duty.

Arrow Air 1285, Murder and the Lucifer Directive

Army Airborne and LAPD Bomb Squad officers murdered to keep the lid shut on the Gander Air Crash.

(Gander, NEWFOUNDLAND) - Arrow Air 1285, a military chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-8, caught fire and exploded one minute after take-off from Gander, Newfoundland, killing a reported 256 Americans on December 12, 1985. There were no survivors.

The passengers were part of a 101^st Airborne infantry battalion, returning from a six-month peacekeeping tour with the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai.

Trump`s Ill-Advised Decision to Withdraw from Syria

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has abruptly announced his resignation.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Without consulting his military advisors, his White House staff, Congress, or our allies, the Twitter-in-Chief announced an immediate, full withdrawal of the 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, Tweeting “we have defeated ISIS in Syria.”

If he had consulted with his military advisors, Trump would have known that ISIS has not been defeated there.

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I

Coos Bay-North Bend commemorates the end of WWI: A Tribute to our Heroes

(NORTH BEND, Ore.) - On November 11, 1918, the guns went silent on the Western front, ending World War I.

In commemoration of that momentous event, Coos Bay and North Bend Veterans will hold a celebration at the Forty & Eight Boxcar (Merci Railcar) in Simpson Park at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 2018.