Veterans spoke at an assembly and entered classrooms at Spruce Mountain Middle School to connect with students and discuss their experiences.
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Photo Album: See images from Lewiston’s Veterans Day ceremony
The latest granite memorial marker at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston contains about 200 new names of local veterans. The new stone includes three Civil War veterans, three World War I veterans and 19 World War II veterans.
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Photo: Livermore residents honor veterans with unofficial ceremony
There was no official service scheduled so Dennis Lee and Lea Young, both of Livermore, organized the ceremony at the Brettuns Memorial on state Route 4 in Livermore.
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Preble Street houses 270 homeless veterans in one year
The nonprofit’s goal is to get the remaining vets into stable living situations by providing case management, housing counseling and financial assistance.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Veterans benefits and support agencies anchor annual Veterans Day ceremony at OHCHS
Ceremonies begin in the auditorium at 10 a.m.; following that the Resource Fair will continue.
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Portland salutes veterans’ bravery at annual parade
The Veterans Day parade grand marshal was Purple Heart recipient John Kimball, 76, of Portland.
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Advocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale
State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Historical society president on a mission to preserve veteran gravestones in Hebron
HEBRON — Hebron Historical Society President Jim MacDonald has set a lofty goal of preserving the gravestones of every veteran in the town’s 14 public cemeteries. He began frequenting local cemeteries while preparing the society’s newsletter and documenting the graves of Hebron forefathers who fought in the Revolutionary War. Many of Maine’s late 18th and […]
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This year, Veterans’ Day ceremony about outreach, support
Veterans’ agencies and organizations will be on hand before and after Paris’ annual Veterans Day ceremony to provide important information on obtaining veterans benefits and share volunteer programs. The ceremony will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School next Friday, starting at 10 a.m.
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Lewiston and Auburn mark Veterans Day, honor activist Bert Dutil with granite bench
Auburn author and Vietnam veteran Jack Flowers, who served as a tunnel rat, gave the keynote address.