Remembrance and Appreciation
Repatriation for Francis Dick
There will be a funeral service on Feb 13 for the remains of Francis E. Dick. Killed on December 7th during the air raid on Pearl Harbor. The family has requested all military organizations/military support organizations be invited to attend.
Vancouver Barracks Military Association Military History Talk
Buffalo Soldiers at the Vancouver Barracks 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 […]
BUFFALO SOLDIERS AT THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS
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 […]
CMAC Meeting
40 et 8 Bingo Parlor 7607 NE 26th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesTHE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS DISTRICT
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 […]
3rd Annual Commemoration for Vietnam War Veterans
Vancouver Mall 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver, WA, United StatesOregon Paralyzed Veterans Abilities Expo
Hilton Portland Hotel 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR, United States22nd Annual Nez Perce Chief Redheart Memorial
Reconstructed Fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA, United StatesJoin the Nez Perce Tribe in their annual memorial to remember Chief Redheart’s band, who were imprisioned for eight months without cause at Fort Vancouver in 1877-78. The ceremony includes singing in honor of the ancestors, the Riderless Horse (Empty Saddle) Ceremony, the Sacred Pipe Ceremony, and recognition of Veterans. Each year Nez Perce tribal members travel to sites […]