This Corsair A-7D parked in Helena, Montana, will be trucked to the Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston within the next year, according to Jerry Dewitt, chairman of the L&A Veterans Council. (Submitted photo) LEWISTON — The venerable Veterans Memorial Park already holds a treasure trove of military hardware and memorials to honor local servicemen. An […]
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Soul wounds described at veterans conference
FARMINGTON — A moral injury, a wound of the soul, most often occurs in military personnel who fight in a war zone, the Rev. Peter E. Bauer of San Antonio, Texas, told participants at the Bringing Worlds Together conference Saturday. Bauer was an Army/Navy chaplain for 28 years and ordained minister for 37 years. He […]
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Farmington conference promotes awareness of veteran issues
FARMINGTON — The fourth annual veterans conference, Bringing Worlds Together, planned for Sept. 19, is an opportunity for community and faith-based members to become aware of veterans’ issues, organizer Jerry DeWitt said. The free conference takes place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Olson Student Center at the University of Maine Farmington and is […]
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Jerry DeWitt: A challenge to men to ‘Pack the Court’
Every single man knows someone who has been a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence. Most of those victims are daughters, friends, wives and mothers. Some of us also have made friends or have family members who have been the victims of such abuse. Last year, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services worked with […]
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‘We have lost our Jerry’: Der Boghosian, 91, died Friday
LEWISTON — Saturday was a sad day for Erin Reed at the Trinity Jubilee Center — and for everyone who knew Jerry Der Boghosian. Der Boghosian, 91, passed away Friday afternoon on his way to an appointment at the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Reed said Saturday. “We have lost our Jerry,” Reed, […]
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Help needed to count the region’s homeless
LEWISTON — A one-day initiative aimed at boosting federal funding to fight area homelessness — by seeking out uncounted homeless people in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties — needs more volunteers. “We never have enough volunteers,” said Jerry DeWitt, an organizer of the Jan. 29 count and a Vista worker at Tri-County Mental Health. “I’m […]
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Veterans honored Monday in Lewiston tribute
LEWISTON — In Bill Stretton’s tight grasp Monday morning, the U.S. Army flag never faltered. He wanted to contribute to the Veterans Day event at the Lewiston Armory — when representatives of so many military and veterans groups passed in review for the crowd of 300. His old Army uniform, from his days as a […]
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Conference on veteran issues planned in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A second Bringing Worlds Together conference, devoted to a better understanding of issues faced by veterans and their families, is planned for Sept. 21 at the University of Maine at Farmington. Hosted by Tri County Mental Health Services/VISTA, the focus for the conference is on veterans and families and the issues veterans face […]