Planned festivities in downtown Forest Grove to mark Veterans Day and the 250th birthday of the Army, Navy, and Marines have shrunk from a full street fair-style event on Main Street to a quieter celebration after the National Guard pulled out at the last minute, organizers say.
As the U.S. weighs involvement in the Israel-Iran war, about 230 soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Forest Grove, are deployed at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria.
Nearly 200 people gathered on the grounds of Forest Grove's Forest View Cemetery Monday morning to honor members of the U.S. armed forces who have died while serving.
