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Roseburg VA Health Care Systems Director Patrick Hull and his staff hosted veterans and advocates who represent various veteran service organizations from throughout the area in a meeting Tuesday. The

For the first time in Roseburgs history and in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day, various veteran leaders and county officials gathered outside of the Douglas County Courthouse on Friday afternoon

When Linda Moreau and John Pierson noticed there was no county ceremony to honor military personnel who went missing in action or who had been prisoners of war, they knew

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice, and Tim Freeman issued a proclamation at their weekly Business Meeting calling upon all citizens of Douglas County to observe

Rick Sciapiti was awarded a Purple Heart in 1968 after being wounded during a helicopter resupply mission in Vietnam.

Douglas County will be observing Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7, according to a proclamation issued by the Douglas County board of commissioners.

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners are pleased to announce that Douglas County was awarded an Oregon Heritage - Veterans and War Memorial grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation

The Douglas County veterans memorial will be refreshed and refurbished starting this summer thanks to a grant awarded in early July.