Gold Star widow Valerie Morey, of Milwaukie, Ore. stands at attention while holding a U.S. flag during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Morey’s husband, Steve, served in the U.S. Army. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Major Travis Hugmeyer, of the Oregon Army National Guard, salutes during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Grand Ronde Honor Guard retires the colors to conclude a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Alton Butler, of the Grand Ronde Honor Guard, watches during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader speaks during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Oregon Sen. James Manning speaks during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Alton Butler, of the Grand Ronde Honor Guard, carries out the U.S. Flag while retiring the colors to conclude a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Oregon Rep. Paul Evans speaks during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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