Community Events
Raffle for flight on a P-51
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM McNary Field (3278 25th Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301) Two lucky individuals will win a flight on Erickson's P-51 Mustang. Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold. Regular cost is over $2000 per flight. Purchase your chance now to win a flight in this rare WWII aircraft that escorted the […]
FREE FAMILY FUN ON NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY ON JUNE 10 AT FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
News Release from Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Posted on FlashAlert: May 24th, 2017 12:42 PM Experience free outdoor activities and family fun at the ninth annual National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver. Kids and families can enjoy climbing […]
Flag Day at Fort Vancouver
Celebrate our country's stars and stripes, and join us for the 23rd annual Flag Day at Fort Vancouver presented by Davidson and Associates Insurance! Celebrate our nation's flag, and participate in the ceremony and kid's activities on Flag Day - Wednesday, June 14th 2017. Ceremony is held at the historic bandstand at Fort Vancouver, across […]
VBMA’s June Military History Talk
The Other Spanish American War Speaker: James Moody Many people associate the Spanish American War with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charging up San Juan Hill, in Cuba. Fewer people know that the Spanish American War was fought in the Western Pacific, in places like Guam, and the Philippines. Local historian James Moody knows […]
Free dental day offered for veterans
Vancouver — Aspen Dental will provide free dental care to veterans at clinics across the country, including one in Vancouver, during a day of service next month. The Vancouver office, 8101 N.E. Parkway Drive, Suite F2, will host the event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24. Appointments are required and will be filled on […]
Commemoration of the start of the Korean War
Start of the Korean War: A Commemoration in Wilsonville: Each year the Korean War Memorial Foundation of Oregon (KWMFO), with the assistance and support of the Oregon Trail Korean War Veterans Association, commemorates the beginning of the Korean War, which began in June of 1950 and in which 298 Oregonians gave their lives. This year’s event […]