The Rockland native lost his face to a mortar blast and underwent hundreds of reconstructive surgeries throughout his life, but remained kind, generous and faithful.
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‘Wall That Heals’ makes emotional debut in Farmington
The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened in an official ceremony Thursday with retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills honoring Vietnam veterans and those lost in the conflict.
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Volunteers needed for Farmington display of The Wall
More volunteers are needed during the overnight hours and July 4 to 6..
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington noise limits waived for Independence Day concert
A free community country concert will last until 11 p.m. after the fireworks on July 3rd with a July 5th rain date.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington board donates $2,000 to Vietnam Veterans Memorial display
Farmington selectmen voted to take the money from the Downtown Tax Increment Financing account.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica coming to Farmington
Between 250 and 300 volunteers will be needed while the traveling memorial is in Farmington July 1 through 6 and $22,000 more must be raised to cover insurance, transportation and other fees.
Posted inNation / World, News
What’s known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
What it means for their relationship is still uncertain.
Posted inNation / World, News
Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset growing isolation
Putin’s recent visits to China and now North Korea and Vietnam are attempts to ‘break the international isolation,’ said Nguyen Khac Giang, an analyst at Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Posted inNation / World, Religion & Values
Thomas Gumbleton, Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
For decades, he was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice.
Posted inMaine
Fifty years later, Vietnam veterans ‘refuse to be forgotten’
Ceremonies across the country on Wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.