LEWISTON — Raymond R. Robert, 70, of Lewiston died Saturday, Jan. 20, at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded his family. He was born on Aug. 2, 1947, in Lewiston to Roland and Simonne Robert. He attended St. Peter’s School and graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1965. While at St. Dom’s, he was a standout […]
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LHS Class of '67 to dedicate bench, honor fallen classmate
LEWISTON — Members of the Lewiston High School Class of 1967 will gather at Veterans Memorial Park on Friday to dedicate a granite bench to veteran classmates “and all those who have served our country.” A special salute will be given to classmate Thomas J. McMahon, who was killed in the Quang Tin Province during the […]
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So near and yet so far
It was in Vietnam, 1967; I was assigned to a unit working with the Marines defending a vital radar site on Monkey Mountain, which overlooked China Beach, a few miles from Da Nang. I was in a bunker with my M-16 at the base camp when a chopper flew in to the landing zone. Out […]
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U.S., Vietnam share strategic interests
The Obama Administration’s decision to permit sales of U.S. weaponry to Vietnam is another step toward publicly acknowledging that a trans-Pacific coalition is forming to oppose China’s imperial expansion in southeast Asia and east Asia. The Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. are key members of this coalition, which began emerging more than […]
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Paul R. Vallee
1930 – 2016 TOGUS — Paul Rene Vallee passed away on Sunday, March 20, at the VA Hospital in Togus. He was born in Lewiston on April 1, 1930, the son of Semi Rodrigue and Rhenda Leda (Vallee) Therrien Preo. He was raised in foster homes although his family consisted of 14 children, 10 brothers […]
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Laurier ‘Larry’ H. Maheux
1948 – 2015 LIVERMORE FALLS — Laurier “Larry” H. Maheux, 67, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away early Thursday morning, Oct. 22, at his residence, following a lingering illness. He was born Aug. 20, 1948, in Lewiston, the son of Laurier and Blanche (Bonin) Maheux. He was a 1966 graduate of Edward Little High […]
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Jeffrey Allen
1948 – 2015 WATERFORD — Jeffrey Allen of Waterford, 67, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, at home, with his wife by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Feb. 27, 1948, a son of Rex and Geraldine (Gallaway) Allen. Raised in Lovell, he graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1966 and attended […]
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Roland J. Lauze
1949 – 2015 TOGUS — Roland J. Lauze of Lovell died Saturday, Sept. 19, at Togus. Roland was born Dec. 27, 1949, the son of Bertrand and Yvette Lauze. Roland was educated in Lewiston. After school, he worked construction, until he joined the U.S. Army. He went into the “land clearers” engineers unit, where he […]
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Patrick C. Vaillancourt
1948 – 2015 WALES — Patrick Cyril Vaillancourt passed away alongside his wife, Jeanine, in a motorcycle accident on Monday, Sept. 7. He was born June 22, 1948, in Van Buren, the son of Gerard and Rosella Vaillancourt. Pat served his country as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart for […]