Steven Arango never met Capt. George “Alexi” Whitney, but he still feels a connection to the late Bates College graduate. Having spent a semester at Bates, Arango understands the commitment required by Whitney to have graduated cum laude from Bates in 2000. But the greater connection is that both men served in the U.S. Marines […]
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Holy Family Church to hold annual Veteran's Day prayer service
LEWISTON — Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., will host its 14th annual Veterans Day Community Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9. The following is a list of events that are scheduled to take place: • A replica float of Iwo Jima will be placed at the front of the church. • […]
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Veteran’s wife asks residents to commemorate, not celebrate, on Memorial Day
WILTON — The town of Wilton had a special guest on Sunday to help its citizens commemorate Memorial Day. Maj. Richard Daigle of the Maine Air National Guard assisted in memorial observances at the bridge on Main Street and at the Lions Club. Daigle spoke of the bravery shown by fallen men and women of […]
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Headstone dedicated to Civil War vet in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — George Lincoln Whitman was honored on Saturday at the South Woodstock cemetery, 105 years after his death, by several local veterans groups with a ceremony, flowers, flags and something he’d never had before — a headstone. Whitman was born in Paris in September 1834 and enlisted in the 23rd Maine volunteer infantry regiment, […]
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Michael P. Murray
LEWISTON — Michael Patrick Murray died April 13 in Lewiston. Born May 22, 1948, in Lewiston, he attended St. Peter’s School and graduated from Lewiston High School. He served in the Vietnam War and worked for the state of Maine before becoming disabled. He is survived by his mother, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews and […]
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Crocker recognized by We Honor Veterans hospice program
PARIS — Beacon Hospice of Auburn recently honored Lawrence W. Crocker at the Maine Veterans’ Home on High Street. Crocker, who served in the U.S. Army, was joined by his son, daughter-in-law, grandson and fiancée, and two granddaughters. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010 to […]
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CMCC Veterans Club to host U.S. foreign policy forum
AUBURN —The Central Maine Community College Veterans Club will hold a forum on U.S. foreign policy at 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, in Jalbert Hall, Room J15. With a new administration in the White House, major changes in the way the U.S. deals with allies and adversaries are likely. Since veterans have been in the […]
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Maine Veterans Home names Terry Boissonneau as Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Terry R. Boissonneau has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans Home. Boissonneau served in the U.S. Army, being drafted Sept. 28, 1965, and was honorably discharged on July 7, 1967, achieving the rank of E4. He was born on July 3, 1945, and grew up in Westbrook, graduating […]
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Lionel A. Baillargeon
1939 – 2017 LEWISTON — Lionel A. Baillargeon, 77, a resident of Poland, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Feb. 3, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 3, 1939, the son of Jerome and Eugenie (Gallant) Baillargeon. Lionel was a U.S. Army veteran of the Cuban […]
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Gerald N. Moulin
1943 – 2017 LEWISTON — Gerald N. Moulin, 73, of Moulin Lane, Turner, died Friday, Jan. 27, at Marshwood Center nursing facility after a long illness, with his loving family at his side. He was born in New Auburn on Jan. 30, 1943, a son of the late George (Noel) and Yvette (Potvin) Moulin. He […]