The fundraiser for the Tunnels to Towers Foundation drew 300 runners to Payson Park.
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Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy’s approval in doubt.
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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
‘Imagine you’re stationed inside the meth lab on ‘Breaking Bad,’’ Stewart said in an interview with the AP. ‘These guys were exposed to a toxic soup of basically an exploded chemicals and nuclear weapon facility.’
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Realtors’ golf tourney in Cumberland benefits Travis Mills Foundation
This is the third year Julie and Bryce Davis have organized the event to send veterans and their families on a retreat.
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
The ever-dwindling number of veterans in their late nineties and older who are coming back to remember fallen friends and their history-changing exploits are the last.
Posted inLocal & State
World War II veteran from Winslow celebrates 102nd birthday
Lionel Duquette is believed to be one of the oldest veterans in Maine and among the less than 1% of World War II veterans still living.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Wreaths Across America ceremony to honor veterans Saturday at Buxton cemetery
The annual event is held in conjunction with ceremonies at the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. A Westbrook ceremony is also planned.
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Westbrook receives federal award for hiring veterans
The city has received a 2023 Hire Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Waterville audience learns of efforts by veterans group to fight fascist rise
Kristofer Goldsmith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, is head of a nonprofit task force that works with state and federal law enforcement and others to counter extremism and gather intelligence on dangerous people and organizations.