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GRESHAM, Ore. – Over two dozen members of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 1249th Engineer Battalion concluded two weeks of community construction while providing equipment and manpower for a new athletic field and other renovations at Centennial High School, from May 15-26, 2023.

The long overdue upgrades to the old domed-style football field are part of the Army National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), which provides incidental benefits to local communities through infrastructure construction and maintenance improvements.

The 1249th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Salem, Oregon, provided equipment and construction-skilled Soldiers and worked for 10 days to remove the existing soil while facilitating the ground for a new 21st-century mixed-use athletic field. The official groundbreaking took place on May 12, with several school district members, teachers and students, along with project service providers on hand.

“Here we are today, breaking ground on phase one of this project,” said Centennial School District Superintendent James Owens during remarks at the ceremony. “There will be roughly 8,500 yards of soil that will be removed, and I want to thank the Oregon Army National Guard for their support – and thanks to them, we will have the dirt removed at a minor cost to the [school] district.”

Centennial High School is one of the last schools in their region that does not have an all-weather turf field. This is the initial phase of construction that will improve the entire stadium, which includes seating and bathroom improvements to the stadium, along with seismic and safety upgrades, and finally resurfacing the track and field facilities.

“These upgrades are exciting and as many of you know, long overdue. Centennial High School field and stadium has been in need of improvements for many years,” Owens said. “The wear on the grass field during high peak sports seasons decreases the opportunity for field use purposes, such as P.E. classes, and other athletic sport uses. This is a real disadvantage to our student-athletes who have to compete against other athletes that play on turf fields.”

This is where the IRT program is vital to communities looking to make every dollar count when it comes to funding, but also looking to partner with resources that the National Guard can assist with.

"After the last few years of emergency response roles within the community, we are so grateful to also provide this type of assistance to our community,” said Lt. Col. Jeff Sagen, 1249th Engineer Battalion Commander. “These soldiers are Oregon's own and anytime we can engage with the community, work together on projects like these, and leave a lasting impact – then that's a good day."

The National Guard covered the cost of the project, with an estimated saving to the school district of more than $100,000. The Guard members are highly trained heavy equipment operators, similar to many civilian skilled jobs, and a majority of the 28 Soldiers who worked on the project serve part-time in the military, employed in construction trade fields throughout Oregon.

“Almost all of the soldiers working on this project are traditional members of the National Guard,” said Maj. Raymond Jones, 1249th Engineer Battalion (S-3) Operations Officer for the project. “They are so happy that they get to do this because this is what they signed up for, and they’re having a lot of fun just operating the heavy equipment and moving dirt around.”

To make way for the new all-weather turf, the Soldiers were responsible for removing the 8,500 cubic yards of dirt, rock, grass, and material from the infield of the track. With excavators, graders, and front-end loaders working throughout the field, as their 5-ton Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) were frequently being loaded, relocating the materials as the project neared completion. The material to be removed is being taken to a commercial site, less than a mile from the stadium area and will be reused.

“We have several different MOSs (Military Occupational Skill) on-site, but a majority are our “12 November’s” – that’s the heavy equipment operators, they are using a variety of vehicles that are organic to the 224th Engineer Company,” Jones said. “To this point, all our equipment has been running superbly.”

Part of the challenge is working alongside their civilian counterparts on this project, who are tackling other parts of the stadium with structural upgrades and supporting the Guardsmen.

“They have been really accommodating for the items we need to get the project done, and really – just letting us do the project,” Jones said. “One of the really neat things about this project is that this is something that is making a mark on this community, and they know they are making a difference with their efforts,” Jones said.

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Released photos:

230523-Z-CH590-0128: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1249th Engineer Battalion work with excavators, graders and front-end loaders to relocating the over 8,500 cubic yards of soil, rocks and grass from the Centennial High School football field during their two-weeks of Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) on May 23, 2023. The project began with a formal groundbreaking event on May 12, and concluded on May 26, 2023. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230523-Z-CH590-0020: Members of the Centennial School District, teachers, students, construction contractors and other vested partners take part in the formal groundbreaking ceremony on the High School’s grass football field, Gresham, Oregon on May 12, 2023. The Oregon Army National Guard are supporting the project with Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), which provides incidental benefits to local communities through infrastructure construction and maintenance improvements. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230523-Z-CH590-0295: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1249th Engineer Battalion work with excavators, graders and front-end loaders to relocating the over 8,500 cubic yards of soil, rocks and grass from the Centennial High School football field during their two-weeks of Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) on May 23, 2023. The project began with a formal groundbreaking event on May 12, and concluded on May 26, 2023. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230523-Z-CH590-0155: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1249th Engineer Battalion work with excavators, graders and front-end loaders to load their 5-ton Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) as they relocate over 8,500 cubic yards of soil, rocks and from the Centennial High School football field during their two-weeks of Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) on May 23, 2023. The project began with a formal groundbreaking event on May 12, and concluded on May 26, 2023. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230523-Z-CH590-0074: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1249th Engineer Battalion work with excavators, graders and front-end loaders to load their 5-ton Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV) as they relocate over 8,500 cubic yards of soil, rocks and from the Centennial High School football field during their two-weeks of Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) on May 23, 2023. The project began with a formal groundbreaking event on May 12, and concluded on May 26, 2023. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

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SALEM, Ore. – Oregon National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen participated in several Memorial Day community events on May 29, 2023, honoring service members who died for their country in observances around the state of Oregon.

In Beaverton, American Legion Post 124 hosted their annual Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park as Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, 1st Congressional District of Oregon, Mayor Lacey Beaty and Keynote speaker for the ceremony, Oregon Air National Guard Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Wing Commander, were among the featured guest that addressed those in attendance.

“My father served our country in Korea in the Army, his service shaped my admiration and respect for those who serve and their families who stand by them,” said Gov. Kotek. “Today across our great state, across our great nation, people are gathering in remembrance of loved ones who where lost and honoring the bravery of our fallen service members.”

Prior to becoming Governor earlier this year, Kotek served as the Speaker of the House for over nine years. She recalled meeting with family members of fallen service members from Oregon, being remembered in resolution.

“Every time – I was caught-up by these life stories of young Oregonians, who went into the bigger world for their country, and never to come back. They are Oregon – and I will not forget their stories.”

Also in attendance was Larry Wittmayer, Commander of the American Legion Department of Oregon as the ceremony featured the American Legion Post 185 Band, playing music throughout the hour-long ceremony.

Speaking to those in attendance, Hofford traced the lineage of those who have died in the nation’s wars back to the founding of the country.

“More than 1,275,000 Americans have died in war and conflict since 1775,” he said, speaking to the audience during the mid-day gathering. “History has so often reminded us, Liberty is not fairly gained, nor is it easily obtained or preserved and must be continually safeguarded by each generation.”

At the conclusion of the ceremony, a Howitzer Salute was performed by the Oregon Army National Guard’s Battery ‘A’ of the 2-218th Field Artillery.  

A Joint Service Honor Guard team and other Oregon Soldiers and Airmen took part in the Memorial Day Ceremony at Willamette National Cemetery in Clackamas. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden spoke to those attending, noting that “Americans always get it right…after they’ve tried everything else,” a quote attributed to Winston Churchill during WWII.

During a Memorial Day ceremony in Medford, the Oregon Army National Guard Honor Guard, conducted a flag folding ceremony for a family member of a fallen service member, held at the Memory Gardens Memorial Park. Throughout the state, the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing and 173rd Fighter Wing flew patriotic flyovers at ceremonies and parades in over a dozen towns and cities.

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BEAVERTON images:

230529-Z-CH590-0331: Official guest speakers at the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon, stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, on May 29, 2023. (From Left to Right) Oregon Air National Guard Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Wing Commander, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, 1st Congressional District of Oregon, Beaverton Major Lacey Beaty and Denise Brant, President of Blue Star Mothers of Oregon. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CH590-0444: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek addresses those in attendance at the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon, on May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members and other elected officials took part in the ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CH590-0495: Oregon Air National Guard Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Wing Commander delivers the keynote address to those in attendance at the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon, on May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members and other elected officials took part in the ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CH590-0146: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, talks with Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from Battery ‘A’, 2-218th Field Artillery at the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon, on May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members and other elected officials took part in the ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CH590-0577: Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from Battery ‘A’, 2-218th Field Artillery conduct a Howitzer Salute at the conclusion of the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon on May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members and other elected officials took part in the ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CH590-0104: An Oregon Air National Guard medical member, assigned to the 142nd Wing talks with visitors during the Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton, Oregon on May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members and other elected officials took part in the ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

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230529-Z-CM403-1001: An U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Wing performs a flyover during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Willamette National Cemetery, Clackamas, Ore., May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members participated in several Memorial Day community events around the state today, underscoring the significance of those members of the United States military that paid the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. (National Guard photo by Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CM403-1002: U.S. Senator of Oregon, Ron Wyden, delivers prepared remarks during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Willamette National Cemetery, Clackamas, Ore., May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members participated in several Memorial Day community events around the state today, underscoring the significance of those members of the United States military that paid the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. (National Guard photo by Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CM403-1003: Joint Color-guard post the colors during the opening of Memorial Day ceremony held at the Willamette National Cemetery, Clackamas, Ore., May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members participated in several Memorial Day community events around the state today, underscoring the significance of those members of the United States military that paid the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. (National Guard photo by Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-CM403-1004: Children of the Willamette Employees & Audience lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the opening of  Memorial Day ceremony held at the Willamette National Cemetery, Clackamas, Ore., May 29, 2023. Oregon National Guard members participated in several Memorial Day community events around the state today, underscoring the significance of those members of the United States military that paid the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. (National Guard photo by Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

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230529-Z-ZJ128-1001: Oregon Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Anthony Ives of 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (GSAB), delivers a speech at Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary event on Memorial Day 2023 in Medford, Ore. (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-ZJ128-1002: Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Karri Davis and Pfc. Ethan Turner of the Oregon National Guard Funeral Honors Unit folds a flag for a service member's family at Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary event on Memorial Day 2023 in Medford, Ore. (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-ZJ128-1003: Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Karri Davis of the Oregon National Guard Funeral Honors Unit presents a folded flag to surviving family member Mark Simvoe at Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary event on Memorial Day 2023 in Medford, Ore. (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-ZJ128-1004: 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (GSAB), Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook crew: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Anthony Ives, Chief Warrant Officer 2  Bau Doyle, Staf Sgt. Marcus Hickman, Staff Sgt. Skylar Leasy, and Sgt. Ryan Dowell at Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary event on Memorial Day 2023 in Medford, Ore. (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

230529-Z-ZJ128-1000: An F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air Guard fly over the CH-47 Chinook of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (GSAB), Oregon Army National Guard at Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary event on Memorial Day 2023 in Medford, Ore. (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

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The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct
Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest
Washington.

Colonel Todd Hofford, 142nd Wing Commander, said the wing is proud to conduct the flyovers.
“F-15 flyovers from the 142nd Wing and your Hometown Air Force are a way for us to pay
tribute to American patriots who paid the ultimate sacrifice and their families. The flights are
also a public salute to our local communities whom we appreciate and respect, for their support
of our Airmen and all those serving throughout our nation. It is an honor to protect and defend
the Pacific Northwest and the freedoms which allow us to spend time with our loved ones on this
National Holiday.”

The F-15 Eagle fighter jets are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following community
locations at, or around, the designated times on Monday, 29 May: 

10:45 a.m. Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
10:49 a.m. Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Ore.
10:53 a.m. Calvary Cemetery, Mount Angel, Ore.
11:00 a.m. North Plains Veterans Park, North Plains, Ore.
11:10 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park, Beaverton, Ore.
11:14 a.m. Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Ore.
11:20 a.m. City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
11:22 a.m. Abiqua Valley, Silverton, Ore.
11:30 a.m. Touchmark Home Health & Home Care, Vancouver, Wash.

All passes will be approximately 1,000 feet above ground level and about 400 mph airspeed.
Flights could be canceled or times changed due to inclement weather or operational
contingencies.

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Photo caption: An F-15C assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd Fighter Squadron takes off from Portland Air National Guard Base, March 16, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer) 

About the 142nd Wing:
The Portland Air National Guard Base employs 1,500 Airmen who provide an economic impact
of nearly $500 million to the region. The 142nd Wing defends our homeland with F-15 Eagle
fighter jets, guarding the Pacific Northwest skies from northern California to the Canadian
border through their Aerospace Control Alert mission as part of Air Combat Command and the
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Their mission is to provide
unequalled, mission-ready units to sustain combat aerospace superiority and peacetime tasking
any time, any place in service to our nation, state and community.

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SALEM, Ore. –The Oregon National Guard participated in a ceremony recognizing Armed Forces Day to honor all military members on May 17, 2023, at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon.

The Armed Forces Day event included Government and military speakers and a howitzer salute by the Oregon Army National Guard's Bravo Battery, 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion. It concluded with an F-15 Eagle flyover conducted by the Oregon Air National Guard, 173rd Fighter Wing. 

In addition to honoring all military members, the event featured military equipment static displays from various units provided by the Oregon National Guard. As well as "Oregon's Own" 234th Army Band playing diverse patriotic music and other selections.

Oregon Army National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Gregory T. Day spoke and presided over the ceremony.

"It had been years since we were able to host an Armed Forces Day event," said Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar, Director of Public Affairs for the Oregon Military Department. "We were excited about being able to finally get back to honoring our military service members and fellow veterans with this public event at our state capital."

During the event, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek spoke, and State Senator James I. Manning Jr. read the recently passed state bill SCR 2, which recognized and honored service members of the Oregon National Guard. 

Armed Forces Day was created in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman to honor Americans serving in all military branches, replacing the separate Army, Navy, and Air Force Days. The holiday was officially designated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy.

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Oregon National Guard member Sgt. 1st Class Casey Johnson helps his son Tabor down from an M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Unit members of the Oregon National Guard, Bravo Battery, 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion display their 105mm M119 howitzer to participants during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon National Guard Land Component Commander Brig. Gen. Gregory T. Day addresses attendees during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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State Senator James I. Manning Jr. addresses attendees and reads the recently passed state bill SCR 2, which recognizes and honors Oregon National Guard service members during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek speaks with Yanira Gordillo and Frank Tallman of the Oregon National Guard's Youth Challenge Program during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023.  
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon National Guard, Bravo Battery, 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion fire their 105mm M119 howitzers in a salute during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)

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Oregon Air National Guard, 173rd Fighter Wing conducts a flyover in an F15 Eagle during the Armed Forces Day event at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon, May 17, 2023. 
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs) 

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SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard is scheduled to participate in a ceremony to honor all military members on May 17, 2023 at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Oregon.

The Armed Forces Day event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., with a formal ceremony starting at noon, and will conclude with an F-15 Eagle flyover conducted by the Oregon Air National Guard, and a Howitzer salute by the Oregon Army National Guard’s Bravo Battery, 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion.

In addition to honoring all military members, the event will also feature displays from various units throughout the Oregon National Guard.  “Oregon’s Own” 234th Army Band will also be featured, playing a variety of patriotic music and other selections.

Oregon Army National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Gregory T. Day, is scheduled to preside over the ceremony.

“It has been years since we have been able to host an Armed Forces Day event,” said Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar, Director of Public Affairs for the Oregon Military Department.  “We are excited about being able to finally getting back to honoring our military service members and fellow veterans with this public event at our state capital.”

Armed Forces Day was originally created in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman to honor Americans serving in all of the branches of the military, replacing the separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days.  The holiday was finally official designated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, declaring that, “Word to the Nation: Guard zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will be no other rights to guard.”

The public and the media are encouraged to attend, and local food trucks will be available around the State Capital event area. 

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Event: Living History Day
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Location: Oregon Military Museum (OMM)
Cost: Free

Oregon’s past and present come together at the Oregon Military Museum’s Living History Day, with historical reenactments, dynamic displays, and interactive engagements. Free and fun for all ages.

Living History Day, aligned with Armed Forces Day, is a festival of living, breathing history,
celebrating Oregon’s rich history of service and those who helped shape Oregon’s military
legacy. History comes alive through reenactments and interactive engagements while dynamic
displays and educational activities offered by present-day military, service support groups, and
heritage organizations round out the day’s festivities at the Oregon Military Museum (OMM)
Historic Park, located at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, Oregon. The Museum and the event are free to the public.

Living History Day participants include: Association of the United States Army, Columbia River; Clackamas County Heritage Council; Clackamas County Historical Society; Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Military Vehicles Collectors Club of Oregon; Old Aurora Colony Museum; Oregon Military Department Cultural Resource Program; Oregon National Guard Recruitment; Oregon State Archives; Oregon Youth Challenge Program; Pacific Northwest Historical Group, Vietnam; Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Col. Baker Camp #6; US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District; and Washington Civil War Association, 26th NY Colored Regiment.

The event kicks off OMM’s Historic Park open season, Fridays and Saturdays through Veterans
Day, November 11, where visitors can experience the Quartermaster Storehouse which tells the
story of the Oregon National Guard’s early years of training and supply distribution, the Battery
A Field Artillery Horse Barn showcasing Battery A and 100 years of field artillery, the outdoor
display of tracked vehicles covering multiple conflicts, and special events throughout the year.

The Oregon Military Museum plans to open its exhibit galleries in 2024 with its first-generation
series of exhibits in its new and recently renovated home, once the Clackamas Armory. In 2022, 
OMM opened the Historic Park for the first time and introduced a slate of new programming
and events which OMM plans to expand upon in the coming years. Further details about Living
History Day and the Museum can be found at oregonmilitarymuseum.org, 971-355-2275.

Media Contact: Katrina O’Brien
katrina@oregonmilitarymuseum.org, 971-355-2283

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