NORWAY — AMVETS Post 777, serving Oxford Hills, as well as the national headquarters of the AMVETS and the Dept. of Maine will be providing an Independence Day gift to veterans. The Fourth of July is a special day for veterans. The first patriots in America shed their blood to throw off the yoke of […]
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B. Sheats: Supports Maine’s veterans
As a veteran, I am angered by Gov. LePage and Eliot Cutler’s accusations against a stalwart friend and supporter of veterans of the U.S. Armed forces, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. Michaud has been a loud and often lonely voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, fighting for improvements in the Veterans Affairs system. In fact, […]
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Augusta armory to host job fair for veterans
AUGUSTA — The Western Avenue Armory in Augusta, Maine will host a job fair geared to military veterans. The job fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday and include 40 employers and career resource tables. The Maine Bureau of Human Resources, Maine Department of Labor, Maine Military & Community Network […]
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‘Amazing to hold it in your hands’: Flag Day ceremony held in Auburn
AUBURN — A community observance of Flag Day on Saturday featured patriotic music, along with some history of the annual June 14 celebration, and some flag etiquette information. “It’s amazing to hold it in your hands,” said Willie Danforth, commander of Franco-American War Veterans Post 31 in Lewiston. He had just raised the Stars and […]
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Froma Harrop: Massachusetts, not VA, as Obamacare’s future
Obamacare foes have portrayed the VA hospital scandal as a dystopian glimpse into the future of the Affordable Care Act. The temptation is understandable if one regards health care policy as just another battlefield for partisan strife. Not that the troubles at the Department of Veterans Affairs don’t offer tough lessons for the other side. […]
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LePage wants president to overhaul VA
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is one of six Republican governors asking President Barack Obama to initiate reforms in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The governors sent a letter to Obama this week following news of an attempt to cover up delays by veterans seeking getting health care. In the letter, the governors said they’re […]
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World War II veterans to be recognized with free dinner in Jay
JAY — Members of the VFW Post 3335 are offering a free dinner on Friday, June 6, to World War II veterans in recognition of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Dinners for veterans’ spouses are $5 per person. The beef tips dinner begins at 5 p.m. at the post hall at the intersection of Jewell […]
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Old Town veteran recalls treating D-Day wounded
SEVEN LAKES, N.C. — Seventy years later, Ray Lambert is still haunted by waves. Listening to the waters of Lake Auman lapping against the dock behind his pine-shaded home, the 93-year-old is transported back to a beach on the northern coast of France. With a faraway look in his eyes, Lambert is suddenly a young […]
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D. Wilkinson: A classic picture
The picture on the front page of the Sun Journal on May 27 was a perfect Memorial Day moment in time. If Norman Rockwell were still painting, he would latch onto it and paint another Americana classic for us all. Veteran father Shawn Coffin watching over his son, and the son holding the flag and […]
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G. Jones: Stay tuned for more scandals
A headline on the front page of a major newspaper read, “What lies ahead for the VA?” Considering all the scandals plaguing the Obama administration, the headline should have read “What lies ahead?” That can be looked at two ways — more scandals ahead? Most likely. More lies ahead? Even more likely. There are a […]