1933 – 2015 LEWISTON — Shirley “Shirl” C. Willey, 81, of Lewiston passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Central Maine Medical Center with his wife by his side. He was born in Mechanic Falls, the son of Elise and Charles Willey and attended local Norway schools before going into the U.S. Marines. He married […]
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‘Hard’ helicopter landing kills Marine, injures 9 others
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — One Marine has been killed and nine others were hurt when a helicopter made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter came down hard during a training exercise around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Ryan Elizabeth Alvis said in a statement. Alvis said the name […]
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Nicholas M. Masselli Jr.
1939 – 2015 LEWISTON — Nicholas M. Masselli Jr., 76, of Lewiston died suddenly on Thursday, Aug. 6. He was born in Lewiston, Feb. 17, 1939, son of the late Nicholas and Lucille Perreault Masselli Sr. He was educated in Lewiston schools, served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was married Oct. 3, 1959, to […]
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Bill for commission to review Maine’s veteran services moves forward
AUGUSTA — Legislation that creates a new state commission to review the services Maine provides for its veterans vaulted a key hurdle Wednesday when lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously approved the measure. The measure, LD 721, sponsored by state Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, next faces votes before the full Legislature. […]
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R. Miller: Remembering Iwo Jima
I was a Marine on Iwo Jima for 35 days and saw the flag go up. I read Austin Bay’s column (Feb. 27) about the battle there at Iwo Jima. Then I cried. Raymond Miller, Paris
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Paris veterans reflect on service, comrades, family
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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Dixfield American Legion Auxiliary stuffs Christmas stockings for Marines in Afghanistan
DIXFIELD — Three American Legion officers with the Swasey-Torrey Unit 100 Auxiliary filled 30 handmade Christmas stockings Thursday night with goodies for Marines in Afghanistan. The colorful stockings were filled with Sudoku and crossword puzzle magazines, lip balm, lotions, colored pencils, candy, meat and cheese sticks and hand and leg warmers donated by Maine American […]
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Some troops turn to liposuction to pass fat test
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soldiers often call plastic surgeon Adam Tattelbaum in a panic. They need liposuction — fast. Some military personnel are turning to the surgical procedure to remove excess fat from their waists in a desperate attempt to pass the Pentagon’s body fat test, which relies on measurements of the neck and waist […]
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Retired Carmel Marine recalls 1983 Beirut bombings
BANGOR — The massive suicide bombing that ripped apart the four-story Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, early Oct. 23, 1983 — killing 241 U.S. troops — violently shook Carmel resident Mark Nevells and other Marines from their Sunday morning slumber, he remembers. “I grabbed my gear and ran to the barracks,” Nevells, who was 21 […]
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LePage marks 30th anniversary of Beirut bombing and death of Marine from Strong
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of a 1983 terror attack that killed 241 U.S. service members, including Strong native Bruce L. Howard. Howard, a Marine Corps corporal, was among the 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers killed when a truck carrying thousands of pounds of explosives crashed […]