History
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 […]
Join Fort Vancouver National Historic Site for a Week-Long Celebration of the National Park Service’s 101st Birthday
On August 25, 2017, the National Park Service will celebrate its 101st anniversary as an agency! In honor of the occasion, a week of exciting programs will be offered at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, one of the 417 units of the National Park Service. In addition to the programs listed below, the reconstructed Fort […]
Campfires & Candlelight at Fort Vancouver
On September 9, 2017, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host Campfires & Candlelight, the national park's largest living history event of the year. Campfires & Candlelight features costumed reenactors who will recreate several time periods in Southwest Washington's history. Beginning at 4 pm, the event's Timeline of History will extend from East 5th […]
Patriots Day Ceremony and 9/11 Observance
The Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC) in partnership with the City of Vancouver invite the public to attend a special Patriot Day ceremony at City Hall in remembrance of all those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The event, sponsored by CMAC and Waste Connections, starts at 9 a.m. […]
US Marine Corps Birthday Dinner
Columbia River Detachment of the Marine Corps League invites all to join us in celebrating our Marine Corps 242nd Birthday. Social hour begins at 1800 with dinner served at 1900. Yes it will be at 1900 this year. Dinner will be prime rib with baked potato and trimmings for $20.00 Location is the Boxcar room […]
Marine Corps Birthday Brunch
All Marines/Corpsmen & Family Welcome… enjoy the “Morning before…” Hosted by: Marines Ben & John Laughlin. Cascade Bar & Grill 15000 S E Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98684 Meal $6.00 – 15.00 depending upon what you order. Dessert Corps Birthday Cake…Steak and eggs S.O.S.
Annual Circle Of Life Salmon Celebration
ATTENTION NIVA MEMBERS and THEIR SUPPORTERS This is the "ANNUAL CIRCLE of LIFE SALMON CELEBRATION" put on by the Wood Family This Celebration is put on by the Wood Family each year, however, owing to age circumstances, (some of us can relate to that), Sandy and Erskine Wood have moved next door. And Yeayyyy ! […]
Christmas at Fort Vancouver
This season’s Christmas at Fort Vancouver event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the reconstructed Fort Vancouver, costumed volunteers will portray the sights and sounds of an 1840s fur trade Christmas and New Year’s Day. This holiday was one of the few times a year that the […]
VBMA’s January Military History Talks
Speaker: CW3 (retired) Dan Sockle Title: ISIS, Where Are You Now? Subject: Is Abu Bakr al Baghdadi still alive? Did he die in an airstrike in July 2017? If not, with the fall of Raqqa, where have he and his followers gone? They have gone into Niger, Mali, and Libya, as well as relatively ungoverned […]