The Vietnam War-era U.S. Navy craft, built in 1972, is similar to the boats featured in the epic war movie “Apocalypse Now.”
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Marine veteran completes mission to build memorial for Vietnam War vets
Charlie Paul, who served 25 months in Vietnam during the height of the war, raised more than $6,500 to build a granite monument that will be dedicated Thursday during the Veterans Day observance in Lewiston.
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Journalist Joseph Galloway, chronicler of Vietnam War, dies at 79
Galloway was decorated with a Bronze Star Medal with V in 1998 for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire during the la Drang battle.
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Maine native lends a hand to MIA search effort in Vietnam
Master Sgt. Aliah Reyes, who grew up in Eliot and graduated from Marshwood High School, has been in the Air Force for 20 years and is currently stationed in Hawaii.
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We were once enemies; now, friends
I made a new friend a few weeks ago. His name is Mr. Nghia, and he lives in a village not far from Da Nang in Vietnam. With his smooth skin, he looks 50. But he’s not. He’s in his mid-70s, and a half-century ago he was part of a Viet Cong unit that attacked […]
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Lewiston classmates to dedicate bench to fallen 'hero'
LEWISTON — He called himself “the Irish Frenchman.” A friend from Portland spoke fondly of his humor. A Lewiston High School classmate described him as “larger than life, the best dancer anyone ever knew, a trendsetter. He made everyone feel like they were his best friend. He was really a special guy.” A fellow marine […]
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Auburn author recounts life in Vietnam's harrowing tunnels
Few people understand fear of the unknown better than Jack Flowers and his fellow tunnel rats of Vietnam. A combat engineer platoon leader in the 1st Infantry Division, Flowers, equipped just a knife, pistol, hand grenades and a flashlight, would lower himself into one of the dark, narrow crevices He and his men had no […]
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Steven L. Green
LEWISTON — Steven L. Green, 72, of Jay, formerly of Turner, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, following a brief stay. He was born Jan. 5, 1946, in Livermore, the son of Alden E. Green and Barbara (Langlin) Green. He attended school at Leavitt Institute in Turner. He proudly served […]
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Replica of Vietnam Wall ceremony to feature Norway vet's song
Friends and classmates had died in the war. Some had even committed suicide. At the depth of his depression in the 1970s, Al Pelletier thought he might follow suit. After his 30-month service in Vietnam, he wore his uniform and medals with pride when he arrived in San Francisco. He and other veterans quickly discovered […]
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Vietnam vets, Gold Star families to be recognized
AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services will host a recognition ceremony for Vietnam veterans and Gold Star families from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 20, on the Gardiner Common. The Wall that Heals, a mobile education center and replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be displayed on the common […]