01/31/2026
Umpqua Valley Funeral Directors encourages local people to attend this service. David Hopkins our funeral directors was honored to be selected as a Legion of Honor member. This year other community members will be inducted.
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Shared from the local Chapter of the Legion of Honor with US Navy retired veteran CWO4 James Little and US Army retired CWO4 Dan Loomis serving as hosts.
Douglas County Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice, and Tim Freeman, are honored to share information and invite the public to attend Roseburg's 14th Annual Four Chaplain's Ceremony and Local Legion of Honor Induction Event on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Westside Christian Church located at 2712 West Harvard Avenue in Roseburg, Oregon starting at 12:00 pm.
There will be a โmeet and greetโ at 11:30 with light Refreshments prior to the ceremony which begins at 12:00 noon.
Each year in February all across the nation, local chapters of the Legion of Honor recognize local community members who have gone above and beyond in service to others in their community and beyond. The award is in remembrance and honor of the Four Chaplains, who 83 years ago, sacrificed their lives for others and our nation on February 3, 1943, upon which a unique legacy of brotherhood was created.
The Four Chaplains ceremony will include candle lighting, ringing of the ship's bell, bag pipe playing and taps for the 672 who perished on February 3,1943 during the untimely sinking of the USAT Dorchester. The Special Local Legion of Honor Induction Ceremony will follow the Four Chaplains Ceremony.
The local chapter has honored the memory of the Four Chaplains and those who perished with them by presenting over 50 local individuals with the Legion of Honor, Bronze Medallion, Humanitarian, and Appreciation Awards in the last 14 years.
Recipients include several Douglas County employees, former employees, and elected officials including Commissioner Tim Freeman, Commissioner Chris Boice, former Commissioner Mike Winters, Sheriff John Hanlin, Undersheriff Brad OโDell, former Undersheriff Jeff Frieze, County Clerk Dan Loomis, Veteran Service Officer Mary Newman, Public Works Admin Heidi Wood, Public Affairs Officer Tamara Howell, and former Public Affairs Specialist Kellie Trenkle.
