MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — After six months, four U.S. military veterans have completed their hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, ending with a celebration at the summit of Mount Katahdin. The 2,185-mile Warrior Hike, called “Walk Off The War,” gives veterans a chance to process their wartime experiences while hiking with others […]
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Maine Veterans’ Home receives federal grant
PARIS — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded a $598,800 grant to the Maine Veterans’ Home on High Street to pay for improvements made more than a year ago. The grant was announced in a joint statement from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King on Wednesday. “Maine’s veterans deserve nothing but the highest […]
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Iraq vets join ranks of Virginia’s rising craft beer biz
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two Iraq War veterans eager to slake a growing American thirst for craft beer are setting up a brewery less than a mile from the main runway for the Navy’s East Coast master jet base. Their beers have names like “Jet Noise Double IPA and “Pineapple Grenade Hefeweizen.” And their […]
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U.S. should assume the best of military vets
The U.S. public will clearly not repeat the mistakes of the Vietnam era, when war veterans returned to a nation that failed to acknowledge their sacrifice and service. Veterans returning from America’s most recent wars are deservedly thanked and celebrated, personally and often publicly. But while we now recognize their service, there is another more […]
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Declining bingo revenues hurting vets groups
AUGUSTA (AP) — The American Legion and other veterans’ organizations in Maine are facing financial woes as bingo revenues dry up, resulting in fewer donations back to the community and officers available to help veterans with their claims, they say. Local posts are struggling to keep their doors open as once-frequent bingo players turn to […]
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Saviello: ‘Buck it up’ and take care of veterans’ graves
BUCKFIELD — A law passed in July to preserve the grounds where veterans are buried is slated to take effect in October and is stirring up financial worry in the town. The law — LD 274 — has several stipulations: That veteran grave sites must remain level or be regraded if the site has sunk […]
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Maine bar association seeks to help veterans
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine State Bar Association has launched a campaign aimed at providing legal help to veterans. The bar association says the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan over the coming 17 months will result in returning service members who will face employment and financial challenges, stressful family situations and legal issues that might have […]
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Obama: Progress made on disability claims backlog
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said the number of requests for assistance has fallen by nearly one-fifth since peaking at more than 600,000 just a few months ago. In an address at the Disabled American […]
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Maine first lady honored for vets camp support
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s first lady is being honored for her support of a new recreation center for veterans and their families. Bread of Life Ministries, an Augusta-based nonprofit that serves veterans, will give Ann LePage the title of “First Lady of Camp” on Friday during a ceremony at the Blaine House. LePage is being […]
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Vietnam veterans holding lobster bake to raise money for scholarship
RUMFORD — A group of Vietnam veterans is holding a lobster bake from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the American Legion hall to raise money for a scholarship for graduating high school seniors. Tickets will be sold at the American Legion for $20 each. One ticket will buy two lobsters, a bowl […]