“Out with the old and in with the new” has been an optimistic New Year’s slogan for many generations. A look back at New Year’s Eve celebrations in Lewiston-Auburn show many moods as world events and weather extremes played central roles at different periods of his tory. Here’s what was going on in this area […]
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Veterans signed ‘blank check,’ speaker tells Paris crowd
PARIS — Several hundred veterans, their families and friends gathered Wednesday morning for the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School to give thanks and honor military veterans. “They signed a blank check for this country for everything they had up to and including their lives,” AMVETS Post 777 Commander Ron Snow […]
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D. Andrews: Never forget the sacrifices
I read with great interest the Sun Journal article, “The Great War: A lost legacy” (Aug. 31), but the article failed to pay tribute to the first man from Maine to die in World War I. Harold T. Andrews of Portland died in the battle of Cambrai, France, on Nov. 30, 1917, at the age […]
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Tomorrow: World War I — Maine’s lost legacy
More than 1,000 Mainers died in World War I, which began 100 years ago. Not only did they serve in three branches of service — the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines — they also fought in Canadian military units. Here in Maine, we were vigilant against possible German attacks. Troops manned artillery guns along the […]
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Fayette man gets permission to repair Livermore Falls cannon
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen gave veteran Don Simoneau of Fayette permission this week to repair the World War I cannon and raise money to fix it and replace 120 flags that line Main Street in Livermore Falls and Jay. The entire project is expected to cost between $5,000 and $6,000. Selectmen also voted to put […]
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Austin Bay: World War I enters its next phase?
On June 28, 1914, Serbian ultra-nationalist Gavril Princip assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Police quickly arrested Princip and the rest of a ragtag band of Serb terrorists who had come to the Balkan city to provoke hate and create chaos. Terrorist is an accurate description — and one with dangerous resonance for June […]
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Honor Flight brings veterans to see their national memorials
Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]
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Paris veterans reflect on service, comrades, family
PARIS — It’s impossible to miss Gil Turner’s house. That’s not because of its unusual light-green color or because it has a pool in its fenced-in backyard. Rather, it’s distinguished by a tall pole on which an American flag snaps in the wind. It’s fitting that Turner should have that flag flying high. The Buckfield […]
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Vermont woman returning Purple Heart medal to Maine family
PITTSFIELD (AP) — A Purple Heart medal awarded to a soldier injured in World War I is being returned to his family in Maine. Sheila Bedi of Vershire, Vt., found the medal belonging to the late Pfc. Frank E. Conroy after an uncle passed away. She was joining Vermont National Guard Capt. Zachariah Fike in […]