December 12, 2025 3:40 a.m. 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, calling upon all citizens to observe National Guard Day, in celebration of the National Guard’s upcoming birthday on Saturday.

Commissioner Chris Boice presented a proclamation acknowledging the history of the U.S. National Guard and the Oregon Army National Guard.

In addition to deployments all over the world during war and conflict times, in recent years, the utilization of the National Guard has been unprecedented. Members of the Oregon National Guard provided critical support to the state’s COVID-19 response, assisted civilian law enforcement during periods of civil unrest, as well as provided help to state and local governments during hazardous weather and wildfire response operations.

Commissioner Tim Freeman presented proclamation certificates and a Douglas County challenge coin to Oregon Army National Guard members that were at the meeting. That included soldiers from Roseburg’s Charlie Company, the Oregon Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, and 186th Infantry Regiment.

A copy of the video presentation can be found on the Douglas County Government Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountyeGovernment