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PublishedAugust 4, 2023
Preble Street launches ‘No Veterans Homeless’ campaign in Maine
The goal is to house 100 veterans in the 100 days leading up to Veterans' Day on Nov. 11, and to end veteran homelessness in the state by 2025.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Veterans returning from deployment asked to get toxic exposure screening
Bipartisan legislation has strengthened and expanded health care for the millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
South Portland dedicates park to paratrooper killed in Iraq 16 years ago
The park that brought so much joy to Jason Swiger's childhood is renamed in his honor, with a message to follow his lead and "always extend your hand in friendship."
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Everything is bigger in Texas, including Maine’s help wanted signs
Three nonprofits are collaborating on a $25,000 ad campaign in San Antonio that is meant to draw veterans and health care workers to join Maine's workforce.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Photos: Hundreds of veterans gather in Augusta as nation marks 50 years since withdrawing troops from Vietnam
The Travis Mills Foundation held its annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast on the 50th anniversary the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam. All photos by Joe Phelan.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Fifty years later, Vietnam veterans ‘refuse to be forgotten’
Ceremonies across the country on Wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2023
New program in Augusta allows students to earn wages while they train to become nursing assistants
Officials hope the initiative, a collaboration between the Maine Veterans' Home and Augusta Adult and Community Education, will help address the state's shortage of health care workers.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Wreaths Across America caravan making a stop in Lewiston
The convoy, which includes 12 tractor-trailers and dozens of support and escort vehicles, will hold a ceremony at McMahon Elementary School, named for a Medal of Honor recipient.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
`We had a mission to do, we did the mission, and we came home’
An oral history will preserve the memories of 9 Maine veterans for posterity.
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