1933 – 2015 AUGUSTA — Conrad G. “Toots” Tessier, 82, a longtime resident of North Turner, died Wednesday, July 22, at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta, following a brief stay at Maine Veterans’ Homes. He was born in Livermore Falls, April 8, 1933, the son of Hector and Flora (Morrisette) Tessier. He attended Livermore Falls schools, […]
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Oxford concerts to be dedicated in memory of Rep. Heidrich
OXFORD — Members of American Legion Post 112 will dedicate the American Legion Concerts in the Park series in memory of Rep. Ted Heidrich on Tuesday evening, July 28. Tuesday is the first concert of the 2015 summer series. The concerts will be renamed The Ted Heidrich Memorial Concerts, “to honor the man who started […]
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Roger K. Robinson
1928 – 2015 LEWISTON — Roger K. Robinson, 87, formerly of Fortin Way, Lewiston, and of Schooner Estates, Auburn, died on Sunday, May 17. He was born in Portland on Feb. 16, 1928, husband of Martha Jack Robinson and son of George E. and Janet G. (Hanson) Robinson. He was a graduate of Portland High […]
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Stillman ‘Mat’ Matott
1927 – 2015 Canton—Stillman “Mat” E. Matott, a resident of Canton, passed away at his home Tuesday, March 24, with his beloved wife, Carolyn, at his side. He was born on April 14, 1927, in Concord, N.H., the son of Faber Matott and Agnes (Matthews) Matott. He grew up in the Portsmouth and Rye Beach, […]
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F.Bosse: Korean War veterans losing out
Korean Conflict veterans who are eligible for a commemorative book put out by the country of South Korea are losing out. This book has been available since June 2014. It honors all U.S. veterans who served in Korea. The problem? There is a terrible breakdown in communications and little or no follow through from the […]
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Honor Flight brings veterans to see their national memorials
Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]
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Paris veterans reflect on service, comrades, family
PARIS — It’s impossible to miss Gil Turner’s house. That’s not because of its unusual light-green color or because it has a pool in its fenced-in backyard. Rather, it’s distinguished by a tall pole on which an American flag snaps in the wind. It’s fitting that Turner should have that flag flying high. The Buckfield […]
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Korean War veterans reunite in Peru
PERU — During a harrowing firefight atop a mountain in North Korea 62 years ago, two Maine buddies saw each other for the last time. Or so they thought. Glen Tompkins of Peru was a radio operator with the Army’s 7th Infantry Division and Donn Chadbourne of Wells was an Army medic with the 2nd […]
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Remains of Korean War soldier finally returned home, laid to rest
BAR HARBOR — The sharp crack of gunfire echoed Saturday at Ledgelawn Cemetery as a military honor guard helped to finally put a long-missing Korean War serviceman to rest. “It has been a long time coming, 62 years,” The Rev. Scott Mower said at the graveside service for Army Cpl. Robert Tait. “The death of […]
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Obama: Korean War veterans ‘deserve better’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised veterans of the Korean War at a ceremony Saturday marking the anniversary of the armistice, using their return to an apathetic America decades ago as a promise to better care for the generation returning from distant battlefields today. After three and an half years of fighting on the Korean […]