While the well-attended celebration on Nov. 29 honored the Veterans Administration Community Based Outpatient Clinic’s (CBOC) successful 25 years at the Cary Medical Center Campus, Cary Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Kris Doody was quick to acknowledge that the clinic’s history predates the 25-year anniversary.
Aroostook Mental Health Center officials announced on Nov. 15 that the Maine VA Healthcare System has exercised its contract option for a third year of mental health services delivery through its Operation Outreach service for eligible Operation Enduring Freedom
Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, the only American holiday created to remember a specific moment in time.
“You are not forgotten.” That was the theme for the ceremony honoring National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Veterans’ Cemetery in Caribou on Sept. 21. The day of remembrance is observed the third Friday in September each year.
Officials with the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery in Caribou will be hosting a special ceremony on Friday, Sept. 21 to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action; POW/MIA Day is always held on the third Friday of September.
Members of The Veterans’ Memorial Park Foundation were busy Saturday cooking up chicken on a stick and roasting hot dogs for hungry visitors to the Caribou Cares about Kids Adventure Park held this year at the Caribou Wellness Center.
Diana Gehring, of Bridgewater, was elected commander of the Department of Maine Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary at its recent convention held at the Four Points Sheraton, Bangor.
During a special ceremony in Caribou on June 25, Phil Bosse, Senator Susan Collins’ state office representative in Aroostook County, presented a message from the Senator recognizing the 25th anniversary of the ribbon cutting for the nation’s first Veterans’ Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) at Cary Medical Center.
Two announcements recently made are very good news for Maine’s veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a major hiring initiative and the White House clarified that automatic budget cuts will not impact VA services.
Frederick Becker was recently named January’s Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou.
