Focus on safeguarding U.S. interests in Iraq and Afghanistan, not on getting troop levels to zero.
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AUGUSTA Family, friends and fellow soldiers gathered to remember the late Staff Sgt. Harold Gray on Sept. 13 as a commissioned portrait of him was unveiled. Gray passed away in February, ultimately due to wounds he received in 2004 while serving in Iraq with Company A, 133rd Engineer Battalion. “Today is a somber occasion, but […]
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The Maine Millennial: Trump doesn’t get military families’ sense of duty
People who make a commitment to serve something bigger than themselves are not ‘suckers’ or ‘losers.’
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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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Pentagon poised to award Medal of Honor to soldier who died after saving fellow soldiers in Iraq
Cashe, 35, of Oviedo, Fla., would be the first African American recipient of the award for combat valor in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Amazon teams with university to train military employees for new roles
Workers can take the online courses to prepare them for the company’s current and future needs.
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BANGOR Change of command at Air Refueling Wing The outgoing commander of the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Col. Frank W. Roy, relinquished command to Col. Matthew A. Bourassa during a socially distanced change of command ceremony in early August. Brig. Gen. Steven Michaud, commander of the Maine Air National Guard, presided over the ceremony, which […]
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Another View: Military-related grievances still very much relevant
The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.
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Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
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Army National Guard conducts senior enlisted change of responsibility AUGUSTA In a June 5 ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Smith turned over his responsibilities as state command sergeant major, the senior enlisted soldier in the Maine Army National Guard, to Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Dill. Smith is retiring after 34 years of service. “As I […]