An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bob Dole lived a great American life
The tough partisan warrior who also valued compromise with his adversaries showed patriotic values that are missing from today’s politics.
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Biden announces effort to treat conditions in veterans exposed to toxins
President Joe Biden is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, treat and identify medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Veterans need us to keep our promises
A new VA facility in southern Maine shows a commitment to serving those who served the nation.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
VA becomes 1st federal agency to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
The VA’s move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation & World
Jared Golden presses for Global War on Terrorism Memorial in nation’s capital
To honor veterans, many legislators seek to bypass a ban on new memorials in a section of the National Mall in Washington.
Posted inLocal & State
Lewiston lawmaker proposes bill that would lower taxes for Maine veterans who are 100% disabled
Of the nearly 110,000 veterans in Maine, less than 7% would qualify for the exemption, a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander said.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Golden co-chairs caucus of veterans in Congress
The Representative from Lewiston said the caucus crosses party lines in a bid to put patriotism and service ahead of partisanship.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Author’s journey connects her with Maine veteran and World War II pilot
Loretto Thompson says the more than 500 letters her father wrote during his service in the Army Air Corps led her to Roger Sundin, a.k.a. ‘Big Sundin,’ the man she credits with saving her father’s life in May of 1945.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Wreaths Across America convoy stops in Winslow
“If it wasn’t for the military, where would this country be? We owe them an unbelievable debt,” said Morrill Worcester, founder of Wreaths Across America, a Maine nonprofit that lays wreaths on the graves of veterans.