Battalion Sgt. Maj. Jim Mardin served in the Army in an anti-aircraft unit, disembarking onto Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 12, 1944.
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Augusta’s ARTs House to help homeless veterans in recovery
The new facility from Bread of Life Ministries is to provide housing and connections to services at an eight-bed residence at 147 Riverside Drive.
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Gorham veteran remembers Iraq suicide bombing 20 years ago
Critically wounded, Staff Sgt. Harold “Butch” Freeman of Gorham survived the Christmastime bombing. Portland Press Herald Columnist Bill Nemitz and Photographer Gregory Rec were at the scene. “People need to remember,” Nemitz said last week.
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Buxton, Westbrook wreath ceremonies to remember the war dead
Wreath donations have dropped this year at South Buxton Cemetery.
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Saco to rename bridge after local veteran
The Saco City Council voted Monday night to rename the Saco Memorial Bridge after veteran General Wallace H. Nutting.
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Gravestone marks WWI veteran’s resting place 91 years after his passing
Bath Legion Post 21 holds a dedication ceremony for the new tombstone for World War I veteran Mark Arsenault (1887-1933).
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Woolwich celebrates Veterans Day by recognizing Korean War vet
On Nov. 11, locals packed into pews at the Nequasset Meeting House to celebrate Veterans Day.
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This Maine man lost his brother during WWII. He’s still searching for answers.
Eighty years after Elmer Wright was presumed dead off the coast of Tunisia, his younger brother fought to get his true service recognized – even if it meant finding out he died by friendly fire.
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Buxton Notes: Nov. 7
Wreaths Across America South Buxton Cemetery, 1187 River Road, will again participate this year in the Wreaths Across America observance next month. The ceremony is held in conjunction with one at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The cemetery in Buxton will conduct a program with veterans, Scouts and volunteers placing wreaths on gravestones of military […]
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Neglected Westbrook veterans monument now shines
Volunteers and veterans working at ReVision Energy worked to clean up the monument first placed by a now-defunct Pride’s Corner Kiwanis Club decades ago.