In 2027, Iraq War veteran Ronnie Simpson will set out from Portland to compete once again in the Global Solo Challenge, a brutal around-the-world sailing race.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
A soldier’s story isn’t always about war | Steve Collins
A guy who fought on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulge wanted me to know that, in order to live well, what people need most is food and health care.
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Farmington veteran recalls role as ball turret gunner in World War II
Wallace Goldfarb, 102, was one of the few who survived as ball turret gunners, flying 34 combat missions over France and Germany in one of the most dangerous duty assignments during the war.
Posted inLocal & State, 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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and 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 inLocal & State, 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.
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Buxton widow awarded $1.3 million from Togus VA hospital for husband’s death
Roy Palmer, a U.S. Army veteran, died in 2020 after doctors gave him too much pain medication for stomach pain, leading to an overdose and respiratory cardiac arrest.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
After years of giving, a Waterville man’s wish granted
Michael Williams of Waterville, who suffers with a terminal illness, applied for and was granted a wish for his daughter and grandson to visit him from North Carolina, Amy Calder writes.
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Farmington board donates $2,000 to Vietnam Veterans Memorial display
Farmington selectmen voted to take the money from the Downtown Tax Increment Financing account.