On Monday, the Vancouver Housing Authority and the Clark College Veterans Center of Excellence hosted a panel featuring six veterans who spoke about how their…
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‘Community really stepped up’ for Stand Down: Annual event offers resources, services and, above all, camaraderie to veterans
By The Citizen on September 26, 2025
Some attending Friday’s Stand Down event arrived with items in mind they hoped to pick up — winter coats, boots, pet supplies, sleeping bags —…
VA rededicates Vietnam War-era helicopter as tribute to veterans
By The Citizen on September 26, 2025
The Lady Bell, a Vietnam War-era UH-1B Iroquois “Huey” helicopter, has been perched on a pedestal at the southwest corner at the Vancouver VA Medical…
Clark County Veterans Assistance Center opens in new, bigger space in downtown Vancouver
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
The Clark County Veterans Assistance Center has more than twice as much space after its short move across downtown Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Saturday memorial to honor 59 Clark County troops who died in Vietnam War
By The Citizen on July 30, 2025
A Saturday memorial will honor 59 troops from Clark County who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, which ended 50 years ago with the…
Nonprofit breaks ground on Vancouver housing project for women veterans exiting homelessness
By The Citizen on June 11, 2025
As steel bit into the ground and dirt gave way, Rosemary Fryer took a moment to reflect on the symbolism of the moment. Read more… …
36th Annual Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site honors vets
By The Citizen on November 11, 2024
Men, women and children lined the streets at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Monday to honor the nation’s veterans as part of the 36th…
‘Never forgotten’: Ceremony honors Clark County Marine who was killed in Iraq
By The Citizen on November 11, 2024
Camryn Ries was just 2 years old when her father, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David G. Ries, was killed while serving in Iraq. Yet,…
‘We are a force of unity’: Clark County community gathers for Memorial Day Remembrance event
By The Citizen on May 27, 2024
In this time of marked civic strife and disunity, a few things can still bring all Americans together. Read more… Source: The Columbian
WWII veteran’s remains return to home to Clark County: ‘It was nothing less than completely amazing’
By The Citizen on May 25, 2024
La Center kid Herb March was 21 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939. He wasn’t much older — just 24 years old…