They saved democracy from fascism
World War II veteransâ numbers are dwindling, but their spirit endures Dick Maley represents the World War II veterans in the Mount Angel parade this Fourth of July. âWe think we do a lot of good,â he says of the Mount Angel American Legion Post 89, of which he is a member. The group helps veterans in need with wheelchairs, walkers and other daily necessities, spon-sors scholarships and provides a color guard for veteransâ memorial services. He also belongs to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Kristen Hannum/Catholic Sentinel)
select World War II veterans attend the dedication of the WWII memorial in Salem on the Capitol building grounds in 2014. WWII memorials were relatively slow in coming, despite the fact that 407,000 Amer-icans were killed in the war with hundreds of thousands more wounded. About 150,000 Oregonians served in World War II. (Courtesy Mike Pungercar)
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