The new Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Oregon Capitol will include 46 granite columns engraved with the names of Oregonians who died in the Vietnam War. Courtesy of Steve Bates.

The idea for the Oregon monument came from a small group of local veterans who attended the dedication of the national Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington, D.C., in November 1982.

A group of Oregonians are working to honor Oregon’s Vietnam Veterans with a Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol grounds. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

The Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Fund paid for the construction of the memorial, and the funding for its maintenance is still provided through donations, including a bottle and can collection.

The Oregon State Legislature voted to honor our Vietnam veterans by passing SB319 and setting aside space for a Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol grounds.

The Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial, eight acres in Washington Park, opened on Veterans Day 1987 and was inspired by the memorial in Washington, D.C.

The long-awaited but brief groundbreaking ceremony for a Vietnam War Memorial on the Oregon State Capitol grounds took place Friday, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Vietnam War Veterans ...

Oregon Vietnam War Memorial stuck in planning stages, ... not far from where a Vietnam War Memorial is planned, ... U.S. Census data estimates 100,000 Oregon Vietnam veterans are still alive today.

The Vietnam Veterans of Oregon honor those that died or went missing during the Vietnam War during a special ceremony on Memorial Day. To stream KGW on your phone, you need the KGW app. Download ...

Clint Brumitt, a retired schoolteacher who grew up in Bend, occasionally visits the Central Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Bend’s Deschutes Memorial Gardens cemetery to reminisce about old ...

The ceremony will include an address from Vietnam veteran Tom Owen. Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial - 700 Summer Street NE There are dozens more Memorial Day events around Oregon.