A cadet who was expelled for becoming a father will get his degree as part of a legal settlement.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: For ‘banana republic’ elements, look no further than Trump’s presidency
Shortly after his election, a new book notes, he tried to subvert the military for political ends. His generals refused to go along.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Bradford Freeman, last ‘Band of Brothers’ survivor, dies at 97
Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law
The 5-4 decision found that Texas could not dodge a lawsuit from a former Texas state trooper after refusing to accommodate the veteran who was injured in the line of duty.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Two veterans had much in common, including the consequences of war
Billy Demo and Harold Haskins, longtime Skowhegan neighbors and Vietnam veterans, died within two weeks of each other, with more experiences in common than their families knew, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Why the U.S. must not intervene in Ukraine
As Vladimir Putin is backed snarling into a corner, we are now only a few bad decisions away from nuclear annihilation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
US Marshals arrest Newport man who failed to register as sex offender in Ohio
Tyler Miller, 37, formerly an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, failed to register as a sex offender in Ohio and fled to Newport.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: A chance to pay homage to one of Maine’s unsung heroes
Visiting the Appleton grave of Joshua Ut Humble, 21, sparks more than grief – it’s a reminder of what’s lost in senseless, never-ending war.
Posted inNation & World
Thousands of U.S. troops refuse to get COVID vaccine despite military order
The vast majority of service members — more than 97% of active-duty forces — have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inNation & World, News
New reforms target U.S. military’s problem of missing weapons
The Army is developing an app that would search each service’s own property record databases.