veteran

EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A Grants Pass veteran who lost his life to lung cancer was laid to rest Friday morning. Family, friends and fellow veterans honored Robert ‘Bobby’ Elesky Jr. at the National Cemetery in Eagle Point. Elesky was diagnosed with …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A woman in Grants Pass is hoping to honor her late husband, while advocating for change after his untimely death. “He said they were burning everything, because the military didn’t want enemies attacking the base, didn’t want anything …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Honor Flights provides veterans a free trip to see the memorial sites in their honor in Washington D.C.. This year, due to the pandemic, no flights were able to take off. The flight director of Honor Flight of Oregon, Terry …

MEDFORD, Ore. – A local war veteran who lost everything in the Almeda Fire was thanked in a special way. 83-year-old Bill Shrader said he’s lived a roller coaster of a 2020. After losing all of his possessions to the fire, he …

MEDFORD, Ore., — An 89-year-old Korean War veteran lost everything in the Almeda fire. Now, Congressman Walden and other government officials are helping to replace what they can. One year before the deadly Almeda fire, veteran John Bromstead met Congressman Greg Walden …

MEDFORD, Ore. — It was a happy birthday from 6 feet away. Social distancing didn’t stop this Medford family from coming together on Wednesday for Colonel Frank Lee’s 100th birthday. “It’s amazing. I’ve never heard someone turn a hundred in my life,” …

 ASHLAND, Ore. — A Rogue Valley group came together to help a homeless veteran and his wife after a motel wouldn’t let them stay there. Lisa Yancy and her husband James had been sleeping in their car and hopping between places to …

MEDFORD, Ore. — The family of a decorated World War II veteran is hoping people will honor his life with donations to some of his favorite charities. Alan Axtell passed away this month at the age of 101. NBC5 News introduced you to …

WHITE CITY, Ore. – An active shooter training will be held at the VA SORCC facility in White City tomorrow. Every year the VA holds a mass casualty drill. They choose a different scenario every year and this year it’s an active shooter …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An American hero who fought in both World War II and the Korean War has passed away. Major Drury Wood, born in Georgia in 1923, lived in Grants Pass and was thought highly of in the aviation industry. …