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PublishedMay 30, 2021
Why US army chaplain Emil Kapaun is advancing toward sainthood
In early Christianity, soldiers could be baptized only if they refused to kill other human beings. While this changed over the years, tensions linger over Christian goals.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
Joseph E. Tinkham II, former head of Maine National Guard, dies at 73
The major general also led the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and served as homeland security adviser to Govs. Angus King and John Baldacci.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Jared Golden backs Trump bid to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Maine's 2nd Congressional District representative, a combat veteran, said it's "time to bring our armed forces home."
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead
A report in The Atlantic, dismissed by the president as a 'fake story,' opens a new political vulnerability for the incumbent less than two months from Election Day.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2019
Augusta councilors express support for military excise tax exemption
The proposal would exempt military personnel stationed out of state, or deployed more than 180 days, from vehicle excise tax in Augusta.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
Kurdish Mainers dismayed over Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops in Syria
Though small in number, they express fear and concern for their kinsmen who are under Turkish attack.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Farmington ceremony honors POW/MIA servicemen
Members of the James A. McKechnie VFW Post and Roderick Crosby American Legion Post No. 28 of Farmington gathered at Meeting House Park for the fifth year to honor servicemen imprisoned during war or missing in action as part of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Hebron resident promoted to 1st lieutenant in New York Air National Guard
Aube is a cyber operations officer at the 224th Support Squadron.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
WWI guardsman’s Purple Heart given to Maine National Guard
Maine native Sgt. Erroll Wilbert Brawn was injured in 1918 while serving in World War I.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Trump approves sending more forces to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The decision to send the additional forces to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations across the Middle East, was made late Thursday.
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