Approximately 200,000 troops, from all military service branches, trained at eight sites along US Highway 97 during WWII. Dick Tobiason, chairman of the Bend Heroes Foundation and a Vietnam veteran, will discuss the Oregon Maneuver, the largest training exercise in the Pacific Northwest held in 1943, and other training programs. He will also share about present-day efforts to commemorate the war and honor veterans.
12:00 pm
Free with Museum admission
RSVP: https://hdmuseum.wufoo.com/
Date: May 10, 2017
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97 Bend OR 97702
Event Contact: info@highdesertmuseum.org
Event Website: https://www.highdesertmuseum.