A solemn gathering in front of the Oregon State Capitol Saturday morning honored the state’s veterans.
Watch the full ceremony on the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Facebook page here.
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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.
