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BEND: Reading of Names | Deschutes Memorial Gardens Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reading of Names (U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghan-Iraqi Wars)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

** UPDATE **<\/strong>

This year (the event’s 19th),
in addition to the live reading,
there will be a LIVE WEBCAST<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:00am<\/strong> to 11:30pm PST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troy Field
60 NW Kansas Ave
Bend OR, 97701

Program Details<\/a><\/strong> | Directions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The annual “We Are Remembering – Not Just a Number” event in Bend features a reading of the name, age and hometown of every<\/strong> U.S. service person killed in Afghanistan<\/strong> since 2001 and in Iraq<\/strong> since 2003. The reading now takes over 15 hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful hand-written placards with names of every one of the nearly 7,500 military service members killed to date in the wars in Afghanistan (since 2001) and Iraq (since 2003) transform Troy field into a powerful memorial. 2026 is the 19th year of the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Deschutes Memorial Gardens Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00pm<\/strong>

Central Oregon Veterans Memorial
Deschutes Memorial Gardens
63875 N. Hwy 97
Bend OR, 97701

Program Details<\/strong> | Directions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Memorial<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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