Afghanistan, Pakistan, India – Crossroads of Conflict

2010 Camden Conference Satellite Venue – The 2010 conference to be held on February 19 to the 21st will focus on Afghanistan, Pakistan and India – an area termed [...]

Former JAG Honored for Providing Low-Cost Legal Advice to Maine National Guard

  Walter F. McKee, a partner with the law firm Lipman, Katz & McKee, was recently honored at a Maine National Guard ceremony for his work as a Maine Trial [...]

Veterans Expeditions at Outward Bound

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Adventure and challenge, solitude, reflection, and renewal, the wilderness has always symbolized a new beginning – a place [...]

Make Helping Veterans One of Your New Year’s Resolutions

U.S. Armed Forces need YOUR help
By: George L. Tibbetts Jr.
I have utilized The Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Veterans Administration medical and healthcare services for many years. [...]

New Veteran Award Decals Available

Six new decals available to qualified vets
  In a prepared statement Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced today that six new commemorative decals are now available to qualified veterans displaying [...]

Lithgow Librarian to talk about Iraq experiences

“From the Stacks to Iraq” November 10th
AUGUSTA, Maine  Lithgow Public Library’s Adult Services Librarian, Shelby Monroe, will give a slide presentation and share stories about her experiences as an [...]

VA Extends “Agent Orange” Benefits to More Veterans

Parkinson’s Disease, Two Other Illnesses Recognized
WASHINGTON – Relying on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki decided to establish a [...]

My personal recollections about 9/11

I awoke this morning as usual but I felt heart sick as I recalled the events of 9/11. I looked back and, in a way, relived the experience of [...]

Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has founded a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans in emotional crisis have free, [...]

VA and Volunteers of America Host 17th Annual Massachusetts Stand Down. A Veteran’s Celebration of Service for Homeless and At-risk Veterans

A Veteran’s celebration of service for homeless and at-risk veterans
BOSTON – A recent press release from the VA Department of Veteran’s Affairs states that the Boston Healthcare System (VA BHS) [...]

House Approves Advance Funding for Veterans Health Care

The U.S. House of Representative stood up for veterans July 10, approving historic legislation that not only contains a record increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010 [...]

VA Reopening Health Care Enrollment to Thousands of Veterans According to Department of Veteran’s Affairs

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which now has nearly 8 million Veterans enrolled in its award-winning health care system, is poised to welcome nearly 266,000 more Veterans [...]

Help Veterans and Families – Donate Your Frequent Flyer Miles

The nonprofit Fisher House Foundation administers the "Hero Miles" program for the Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 108-110, the FY 05 Defense Authorization Act. The program is [...]

Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Mobile Service Office Makes Stops in Maine During July

The work of Nations Service Offices (NSOs) extends well beyond their offices and reaches deep within the veterans’ community. Part of their outreach activities involves DAV’s [...]