Maine veterans

Published
December 14, 2023

Maine Hire-A-Vet campaign places vets in well-paid jobs

The 2023 campaign surpassed the goal of 100 hires in 100 days set by Mills administration.
Published
November 30, 2023

Fred, the dog who helped a Maine combat veteran ‘live again,’ dies of cancer

Craig Grossi found Fred in war-torn Afghanistan and wrote 2 books about how the dog helped him gain control of his life, making the pair in-demand public speakers and Fred a social media star.
Published
November 15, 2023

Westbrook receives federal award for hiring veterans

The city has received a 2023 Hire Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Published
November 13, 2023

Portland natives and veterans of 2 wars connect through Vet to Vet program

World War II veteran Philip H. Levinsky and Vietnam veteran Sam Kelley are bound together by war and service in a way that only fellow veterans can truly understand.
Published
November 11, 2023

Advocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale

State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.

Published
November 10, 2023

Grave of Portland Civil War veteran finally marked with headstone

Civil War veteran Charles W. Goddard was buried in Portland's Evergreen Cemetery in 1927 but the grave was never marked until this month.
Published
November 9, 2023

Connecting military families with civilian jobs in Maine is a full-circle passion

After eight moves over her husband’s 20-year Air Force career, Disa Chadwick, of Naples, now helps active-duty military members transition to civilian life in Maine for Boots2Roots, the organization that helped her husband find a job when he left the military.
Published
November 9, 2023

Coalition brings crucial services to the veterans of Maine’s tribal communities

Though members of the Wabanaki have served in every branch of the U.S. military and in every war since the Revolutionary War, they often don’t get access to the veteran’s benefits they’ve earned.
Published
November 9, 2023

Going with the Flo: Portland veteran is a dentist, activist, podcaster and artist

A military tradition was part of Florence Edwards' experience growing up – her dad served in every branch but the Air Force – and she always knew that service, in the military and out of it, would be a part of her future.
Published
November 9, 2023

After leading national effort to stem veteran suicides, Windham man back behind wheel of school bus

Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola, of Windham, is once again driving the No. 8 bus for the Falmouth school district after spending a whirlwind year as the national commander of the American Legion, representing nearly 2 million wartime veterans in 12,000 posts across the country.

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