The Veterans Day parade grand marshal was Purple Heart recipient John Kimball, 76, of Portland.
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Advocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale
State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Historical society president on a mission to preserve veteran gravestones in Hebron
HEBRON — Hebron Historical Society President Jim MacDonald has set a lofty goal of preserving the gravestones of every veteran in the town’s 14 public cemeteries. He began frequenting local cemeteries while preparing the society’s newsletter and documenting the graves of Hebron forefathers who fought in the Revolutionary War. Many of Maine’s late 18th and […]
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This year, Veterans’ Day ceremony about outreach, support
Veterans’ agencies and organizations will be on hand before and after Paris’ annual Veterans Day ceremony to provide important information on obtaining veterans benefits and share volunteer programs. The ceremony will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School next Friday, starting at 10 a.m.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston and Auburn mark Veterans Day, honor activist Bert Dutil with granite bench
Auburn author and Vietnam veteran Jack Flowers, who served as a tunnel rat, gave the keynote address.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Military service is not for the faint of heart
RUMFORD — The sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice, the vice commander of the local American Legion Post told a Veterans Day gathering Thursday. “We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured, and still be enduring, […]
Posted inFranklin, News
Remains of Franklin County man who died in WWII returned to Maine for burial
Zelwood Gravlin, who died when his B-24 was shot down over Romania, will be buried Saturday in Avon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston and Auburn veterans to unveil 34th granite marker, dedicate bench to Bert Dutil
Keynote address will be given by Auburn author and Vietnam veteran Jack Flowers.
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Army Reserve veteran searches for his long-lost duffel bag and offers reward to anyone who finds it
Bruce Livingston, 77, of Hallowell was a member of the Army Reserve’s 619th Transportation Co. when his original duffel bag was swapped for another more than 50 years ago.
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Lockes Mills Post to host Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11
LOCKES MILLS — American Legion Jackson-Silver Post 68 plans to present Veterans Day ceremonies Friday, Nov. 11, at 595 Gore Road; doors will open at 9:30 a.m. Cmdr. Harry Orcutt will conduct the opening. The commemorative program will begin at 10:30 a.m. It will include posting the colors in place, the “National Anthem” by the […]