Clark County Historical Society and Museum Speakeasy Soirée
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In the style of a World War II-era dance, the annual Sweetheart Dance on February 9, 2019, is a grand fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of Fort Vancouver, a local nonprofit organization that supports the educational mission of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Proceeds from this event contribute to educational outreach programs offered year-round at the national park.
The dance features “big band” music played live by the VanPort Jazz Band, providing the perfect atmosphere for dancing, socializing, and fun! Many attendees enjoy wearing vintage 1940s styles, or vintage US military uniforms. The event also features a no-host bar.
In addition to serving as a fundraiser for the Friends of Fort Vancouver, this event evokes the World War II history of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. During the war, soldiers passed through Vancouver Barracks on their way overseas, thousands of workers constructed aircraft carriers and Liberty ships at the Kaiser Shipyards, and the city’s population boomed. Learn more about Vancouver Barracks during World War II here.
Tickets for this event sell out quickly. Tickets can be purchased online at friendsfortvancouver.org, or at the Friends of Fort Vancouver’s bookstore, located inside the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center.
What: The annual Sweetheart Dance, hosted by the Friends of Fort Vancouver
Where: The Historic Hangar at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661
When: February 9, 2019, 7 pm to 10 pm
Cost: $30 per person. Purchase tickets here.
When most people think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, they imagine thousands of young men carrying shovels, axes, and saws throughout the woodlands of the United States.
While much of the CCC’s work was done in the woods, organizing, training, and supplying the woodland camps was done from locations with access to paved roads, railroads, and rivers. Places like the Vancouver Barracks, where soldiers played the part of mentors and trainers for the new CCC recruits. Mr. Matt Mawhirter will talk about the part the Vancouver Barracks and its soldiers played in organizing the CCC in the Pacific Northwest.
In the late 1890s, and in World War II, African American soldiers, sometimes called Buffalo Soldiers served at the Vancouver Barracks.
Mr. Wilson Keller, who is working on his Boy Scout Eagle project will talk about an interpretive sign about the Buffalo Soldiers, he is helping design and have installed at the Vancouver Barracks.
Retired U.S. Army Non-Commission Officer Frazier Raymond, will speak about Cathay Williams, the only female Buffalo Soldiers. Cathay Williams joined the U.S. Army in 1866, posing as a man, named William Cathay. She and her unit were eventually assigned to New Mexico, where her health declined. Doctors discovered she was a woman, and discharged her in 1868. Her story appeared in newspapers in the 1870s, and in 1891, Cathay Williams applied for a disability pension based upon her military service. Unfortunately, it was denied, and she died shortly afterward.
Do you or a Veteran you know live with chronic pain?
Join us to hear about many resources available at VA Portland Health Care System to help you manage chronic pain and improve your quality of life.
(See/share the attached flyer, Facebook post, or details on the web.)
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The aim of this workshop is to empower Veterans by sharing a broader perspective on how to live with chronic pain, beyond a focus on medications and primary care, with information about different approaches and how to access such resources.
– Presenters will include experts in:
– Pain Medicine
– CBT for Chronic Pain
– Chiropractic Care
– Medications
– Nutrition
– Yoga/Tai Chi
– Acupuncture
– Movement Therapies
– Stress Management
Attendees will learn about multiple evidence-based approaches to reduce your pain-related distress and will leave with a plan of action to improve your daily life.
For more information or to sign up,
call Dr. Timothy Wright, PsyD
at 503-220-8262 ext.55612
or Ken Sewell (ext. 56460).
When: Monday, February 11th, 2019, from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Where: Portland VA Medical Center, Building 100, 2nd Floor Auditorium
Sponsored by VA Portland Center for Integrative Pain Care (formerly NW Pain)
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The Veterans Crisis Line is 1-800-273-8255 – press 1
L/CPL ADAM Q. EMUL, 19, USMC, KIA-2007 Al Anbar Province, Iraq
“Never To Be Forgotten Memorial” – 29 JAN 2019/ Tuesday
Ladies and Gentlemen, the family and Community Military Appreciation Committee for Clark County have requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor L/CPL Adam Q. Emul, US Marine Corps during his “Never To Be Forgotten” memorial services being conducted on the date of his loss to his family, community and our country.
L/CPL Emul, age 19, was Killed In Action on 29 January 2007 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Please join with us as we honor an American Hero who gave all and deserves our all to ensure our heroes are Never To Be Forgotten. Due to his family mostly being from Saipan, we will be standing in for the majority of his family for the ceremony.
Mission Date: 29 JAN 2019 / Tuesday
Staging Location:
Ft Vancouver Barracks-“War Memorial”
750 Anderson St (Parking Lot)
(Ft Vancouver Way and McClellan Rd)
Vancouver, Washington 98661
SCHEDULE:
10:45 am – Staging/Sign-In
11:00 am – Briefing
11:30 am – Flagline Established
12:00 pm – Services Begin
12:30 pm – Debriefing