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.
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Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial coming in July to Farmington
Scores of volunteers and various donations, including $22,000, are needed to bring The Wall That Heals to Farmington July 1-6.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Vietnam veteran receives Purple Heart
David Whitten was honored for his service at Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, 57 years after he was injured in combat.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville marks Veterans Day with parade, ceremony
Guest speaker Donald H. Marden, a U.S. Army veteran, retired major general in the Maine Army National Guard, former Superior Court justice and Waterville mayor and the current first vice commander of Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post No. 5, addressed the crowd outside City Hall.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: An opportunity for Maine’s veterans to continue their service
Veterans representatives help other former service members to maximize their employment opportunities.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Vietnam vet from Lewiston finds peace through carving
Overcoming severe depression, Lynn Albert Leger has two carvings on display as are part of a veterans’ art show at the State House.
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Disabled Marine from Turner moving forward one sip of coffee at a time
A former member of the elite Marine Silent Drill Platoon and a veteran of Afghanistan, John Wayne Nelson has overcome a traumatic brain injury to start Deltacom Coffee, with profits going to help veteran groups.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sen. King honored by Wounded Warrior Project for work on veterans’ issues
The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs committees.
Posted inHealth
Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy’s approval in doubt.
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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
‘Imagine you’re stationed inside the meth lab on ‘Breaking Bad,’’ Stewart said in an interview with the AP. ‘These guys were exposed to a toxic soup of basically an exploded chemicals and nuclear weapon facility.’