AUGUSTA — A Maine-based organization that runs a retreat for wounded veterans is receiving half a million dollars from the winner of a recent Powerball jackpot. The $500,000 donation is a big boost for the nonprofit Travis Mills Foundation, which reported $1.55 million in annual revenue in 2016, according to documents filed by the tax-exempt […]
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Legion's license hits snag after Travis Mills fundraiser
GRAY — Some neighbors of American Legion Post 86 think the nearly 100-year-old local organization partied too hard — or at least too loudly — earlier this year at a fundraiser for the Travis Mills Foundation. Town Manager Deborah Cabana said several residents near the Lewiston Road post complained about noise from the concert and barbecue fundraiser […]
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Travis Mills' retreat for war-injured veterans is dedicated
ROME (AP) — Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills was used to barking orders and having them obeyed, but he owes his life to two that were disregarded: Medics ignored him when he told them it was futile to save his life, and his wife ignored him when he told her to leave him. Mills survived […]
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Netflix documentary details recovery of Maine soldier who lost all 4 limbs
MANCHESTER, Maine (AP) — A soldier who lost all four limbs during an explosion in Afghanistan and went on to start a foundation for veterans is sharing his story in a documentary on Netflix. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills’ documentary, “Travis: A Soldier’s Story”, debuted Monday. The documentary details his family, fellow soldiers and […]
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War vet Travis Mills, who lost all limbs in explosion, expecting 2nd child
MOUNT VERNON (AP) — A soldier from Maine who lost all four limbs during an explosion in Afghanistan and went on to start a foundation to help veterans has an announcement: He and his wife are expecting another child. Travis Mills, of Manchester, made the announcement to TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres this week. […]
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Paul LePage goes behind the bar for charity
The Quarry Tap Room in Hallowell will donate a dollar for every drink served by Gov. Paul LePage to a foundation to help wounded veterans set up by Travis Mills, a soldier who lost all four limbs during an explosion in Afghanistan. AUGUSTA — It’s going to be bottoms up as Maine’s governor takes a […]
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Maine’s first lady to skydive next month for veterans
AUGUSTA — First lady Ann LePage is working on her nerve. On Aug. 9, she plans to jump out of an airplane alongside a group of veterans, including Travis Mills, a quadruple amputee who was injured by a bomb in Afghanistan. “I’m going to do it,” LePage said Tuesday during a get-together to announce her […]