WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said Thursday, citing insufficient training and preparation as well as the team’s deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper command approval. A report summary released Thursday includes […]
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Fading away: How Maine’s veterans groups are being tested by time
BANGOR, Maine — Retired Navy veteran Ashley Wilson, who served two tours in Iraq, said joining the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3381 in Old Town gave her something every veteran needs — understanding. “Everyone has the same mindset,” she said over a beer inside the darkened post lounge. “You have that common ground […]
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D. Griffiths: A disservice to soldiers
I would like to add some clarity to the “American Sniper” controversy, and this is aimed at the squishy, Nader-voting, Whole Foods-obsessed, kale-scarfing, bulky-scarf-around-the-neck-when-it’s-not-even-cold crowd who are horrified that a sniper would kill someone from a concealed perch. Study after study has shown — and I saw it myself in Vietnam — that American combat […]
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Well-known Bangor troop greeter Bill Knight, 91, dies Christmas Day
BANGOR — Well-known Maine troop greeter Bill Knight died Christmas Day at the Maine Veterans Home at the age of 91. Funeral arrangements are pending. Knight, along with Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaudet, was featured in the documentary “The Way We Get By,” produced by Gita Pullapilly and her husband, Aron Gaudet. Knight and the […]
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Donations being collected for holiday care packages
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two women have combined efforts to collect items, including baked goods, to send to soldiers overseas for the holidays. Tammi Harlow of Livermore Falls, the aunt of Keith Tibbetts, who is deployed with the 133rd Army National Guard, and Lorraine Cushing, also of Livermore Falls, are collecting donated items. Cushing has organized […]
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Kreckel Law to fill stockings for soldiers in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — In lieu of swapping Christmas gifts for the holidays, employees with Kreckel Law of Rumford will be aiming to make the Christmas season a little brighter for soldiers in Afghanistan by filling up stockings with different goods and shipping them overseas, said employee Melinda Woods. Woods said that during a recent meeting between […]