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Prior to the U.S. entry into World War II, on Aug. 19, 1941, Dewey Thomas, a long-time resident of Wasco, was drafted and boarded a Greyhound bus bound for what he believed would be one year of military service.

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ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho – Master Sgt. Alex Porter has suffered four broken bones serving his state and nation.

Gov. John Kitzhaber last week ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in honor of Captain James Nehl.

For both humanitarian and tactical reasons, the senseless killing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan disturbs us. But we would be equally concerned with the senseless killing of our own soldiers — epitomized by what recently happened in the hamlet of Wanat on the mountainous eastern border.