Vietnam veteran Raymond York Sr. was awarded the Purple Heart and four bronze stars for his service. He found solace in the woods and was buried near where he played as a child.
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Posted inMaine, News
A new scam is targeting Maine veterans — by postcard
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services says the scam attempts to persuade veterans to enroll in a false savings program, soliciting personal and financial information in the process.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Rumford Falls Times
More than 200 stolen flags replaced at veterans’ graves in Camden
Aubuchon Hardware in Rumford is acknowledged for raising funds to replace the stolen flags and markers at Mount View Cemetery.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Trump administration cancels USM college program for veterans
Veterans Upward Bound helps Maine vets go to college, but the U.S. Department of Education is cutting its funding, saying the program ‘conflicts’ with its priorities.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine man accused of faking own death after defrauding VA of over $240K
Washington County resident Gregory Heimann, 51, was arrested in Missouri over a year after he disappeared, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Funding Maine Veterans’ Homes a small price to pay for those who served | Opinion
MVH must not be allowed to follow in the footsteps of other health-care facility closures in the state.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Volunteers needed for Farmington display of The Wall
More volunteers are needed during the overnight hours and July 4 to 6..
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For Otisfield vet, Honor Flight more than a weekend trip
A Vietnam veteran’s recent Honor Flight Maine journey helped unlock grief carried for more than half a century.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington board donates $2,000 to Vietnam Veterans Memorial display
Farmington selectmen voted to take the money from the Downtown Tax Increment Financing account.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.