“I was in college and found it boring,” said Levesque, who was a history major at the time. “I was a little bit lost and looking for some direction.” Without telling anyone, including his family, he enlisted in the Army and went, overnight, from being a Yankee from Maine to an infantryman at Fort Benning, […]
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Quentin Chapman
Enlisting in November of 2001, shortly after 9/11, Chapman joined “for God and Country.” “My father is a Vietnam vet, a volunteer, serving in the early 1970s. He was home in 1973, when I was born,” said Chapman. His grandfather, Richard Leach, served with Merrill’s Marauders in WWII. “He was a good man, my grandfather. […]
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A hero’s welcome for Fred Haines
Haines put the war behind him and rarely mentioned the year he spent in Saigon. After Vietnam and a brief visit home, he was sent to Germany where he trained in the electrical field. When discharged from the United States Army, Pvt. Fred Haines returned to Maine where he was born and raised. Once home […]
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Save the date
Tuesday, Nov. 11: The William J. Rogers American Legion Post 153 will host the 8th annual Lewistion & Auburn Firefighters Chili Cook-off from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with a $50 award to be presented to the top vote-getter. Samples will be available. The Legion hall is at 71 South Main Street in New Auburn. This event […]
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Women workers during World War II
Visit Meda Brendall’s story page, in Experiencing War, to view her collection at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.04951/.
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Victory: Civilians and soldiers
Visit Robert Lee Olen’s story page, in Experiencing War, to view his collection at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.02008/.
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Wrong military branch affiliation
JAY — A story published on Page B1 of the Franklin edition Tuesday about Tri-Town seniors honoring veterans should have said George Doiron, Athanase Couture, Paul Bright and Paul Gilbert served in the U.S. Army. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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Lewiston salutes veterans at Colisee
LEWISTON — Their caps and patches told their story. Under one roof in the Colisee Sunday evening sat generations of veterans, whose collective resume includes places like Normandy, Kaesong and Kandahar — gathered for the second annual salute to veterans. The creators for the event, Henri St. Pierre and Arthur Obie envisioned a tribute to […]
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Turner students learn history, thank veterans
TURNER — Standing in front of students at Tripp Middle School, veteran Harris Bradeen asked how many had a family member in the military. A sea of arms shot up. “Wow. This is great,” said Bradeen, commander of American Legion, Turner Post 111. “We want to thank your relatives for their service.” Behind Bradeen, in […]
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Duo planning second tribute to veterans at Colisee
LEWISTON — One year after Henri St. Pierre, 71, and Arthur Obie, 73, leaped into showbiz by creating an arena-sized tribute to Maine veterans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, they are back. For this year’s Nov. 9 event, they’re promising a bigger show and an even bigger audience of military personnel. Though it will remain […]