Veterans

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on the beaches of Normandy to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.

An 11 percent drop in veteran homelessness since 2020 is the biggest reduction in five years. The Biden Administration says it's aiming to reduce all homelessness 25 percent by 2025.

A new Oregon program offering dental insurance for veterans launches this month — and state officials say they have funding to serve about 10 times more veterans than have enrolled so far.

In other news, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler will reassign Portland bureaus to City Council members and mussel harvesting reopens along Oregon Coast.

World War II veteran Ray Lincoln Puckett was born on Feb. 12, 1925, a birthday he shares with President Lincoln, his namesake. Puckett’s great-uncle, Ezekiel J. Sankey, shared stories of his experience as a Union soldier during the Civil War when Puckett was in grade school.

Oregonians are being encouraged to show their support for veterans by changing one of their light bulbs to shine green.

Native American veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., this Veterans Day to unveil a memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Veterans who don’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan can start applying for a state-funded dental program that began Nov. 1.

One of the ways the VA attempts to lower veteran suicide rates is by training veterans’ loved ones to recognize the signs of suicidal ideation and how to respond. New research from the Portland VA Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University found that social media outreach can help friends and family of veterans enroll in that training.

The bill would direct county governments to work with mortuaries to identify unclaimed remains of veterans and start the process to arrange for burial in a national cemetery.