In the late summer of 1930, a tragedy unfolded in the small community of Marcola, Oregon, forever marking August 29th as a day of loss. Oscar Lee Duley, a 35-year-old White male, lost his life in the line of duty. He served as a police officer with the Eugene Police Department.
On that fateful Friday, Officer Duley was part of a contingent of law enforcement officers, including several Lane County sheriff's deputies and Deputy Game Warden Joseph Saunders, conducting a raid on an illegal l
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