PHOTO BY OREGON MILITARY DEPARTMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe, nearly 1,000 Oregon veterans and their families gathered at Willson Park in Salem, June 6, 2014, for the dedication of the Oregon World War II Memorial.
According to the Historical Outreach Foundation, of the 152,000 Oregonians who served during WWII, an estimated 20,000 are still alive today and 3,772 are recorded as having paid the ultimate sacrifice during the war.
