PARIS — It’s impossible to miss Gil Turner’s house. That’s not because of its unusual light-green color or because it has a pool in its fenced-in backyard. Rather, it’s distinguished by a tall pole on which an American flag snaps in the wind. It’s fitting that Turner should have that flag flying high. The Buckfield […]
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Defense Secretary Hagel proposes major cuts to size of U.S. Army
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday proposed shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, closing military bases and making other military-wide savings as part of a broad reshaping after more than a decade of war. Hagel outlined his vision in a speech at the Pentagon, a week before President Barack […]
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Maine Army National Guard unit training for deployment to Afghanistan
WESTBROOK — Members of the 262nd Engineer Company of the Maine Army National Guard are training for a scheduled deployment to Afghanistan later this year where they will help close down bases and forward observation posts as U.S. troops withdraw from the country. “The 262nd is sourced for a potential mobilization this December,” Maj. Michael […]
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Army Cadets and Junior ROTC serve breakfast to veterans
LEWISTON — Local veterans were treated to a breakfast and tribute by the Maine Army Cadets and Junior ROTC at Lewiston High School on Monday morning. Cadets and ROTC members arrived at the school around 6 a.m. Color guards were prepped and speeches readied by the youth, a representative from the Maine Army National Guard, […]
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Job and resource fair to be held at American Legion on Thursday
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion will be hosting their first job and resource fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with the Maine CareerCenter group. Patti Gray, a CareerCenter consultant, said that Maine CareerCenter has been holding job and resource fairs “pretty consistently for the past two to three years,” […]