Billy Demo and Harold Haskins, longtime Skowhegan neighbors and Vietnam veterans, died within two weeks of each other, with more experiences in common than their families knew, Amy Calder writes.
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Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation & World
Veterans caucus, Maine’s Jared Golden play crucial role in War on Terrorism memorial
A former U.S. Army Green Beret leading the effort says the memorial to those who served following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is ‘an amazing opportunity for us as a nation to step forward and honor them.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
China Ice Day’s Cornhole raises money for Maine female veterans’ group
Nichole Jordan created Women Veteran’s Glamping as a way to form connections between women veterans.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: In mission to end intimate partner violence, VA is here to help
We are committed to giving veterans the support to foster healthy relationships, and we’re working to improve services to veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse.
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Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend
An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bob Dole lived a great American life
The tough partisan warrior who also valued compromise with his adversaries showed patriotic values that are missing from today’s politics.
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Biden announces effort to treat conditions in veterans exposed to toxins
President Joe Biden is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, treat and identify medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.
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Our View: Veterans need us to keep our promises
A new VA facility in southern Maine shows a commitment to serving those who served the nation.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
VA becomes 1st federal agency to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
The VA’s move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.