The Aroostook County Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, a youth and adult group modeled on military service, has raised enough funds to expand the Wreaths Across America effort to both the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou and Fairmount Cemetery in Presque Isle.
The Houlton High School Wreaths Across America project is far from its sponsorship goal of 1,000 wreaths to honor the area’s fallen veterans at a December wreath laying ceremony in December.
A state senate-formed commission to study Maine veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals when they served at a military support base in Canada will hold its first meeting in Augusta on Wednesday.
Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177 hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at the town’s Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday. (Paula Brewer | The Star-Herald)
A cold wind kept the ceremony short but did not prevent people from honoring veterans’ sacrifices and bravery during the annual ceremony at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery.
News of neo-Nazis setting up camp in Maine, Nazi flags waving at local rallies or chants of “Sieg Heil” echoing against the state capital does not sit well with World War II veterans who fought to suppress Hitler’s troops.
The Madawaska Middle/High School Band and American Legion Post #147 paid a special visit to the veterans at Country Village Estates on Thursday morning, honoring their service and sacrifice with music and heartfelt speeches while raising awareness of veteran homelessness.
St. John Valley Senior College is offering a class on “The Veteran Experience”. The class will include a panel of veterans of different wars who will talk about their experiences during their military service.
Three weeks ago, David McCarthy, 95, gave an oral interview about his actions and those of his brothers while serving in the military during World War II as part of a new exhibit at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans
The Aroostook Veterans Advocacy Committee will meet in the Chan Center at Cary Medical Center on Saturday, November 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
