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: highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp