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Milestones

2021

Lives filled with generosity remembered; Veteran leaves legacy of service

One hundred and one years is a long time, especially in this digital age, where a year is still a year, but it seems to move by more quickly. Watching your parachute open as the B 17 bomber you sat in just seconds ago burst into flames must have felt like an eternity in slow motion.

2020

Vietnam veteran remembered for Agent Orange efforts

On Veterans Day this year, family and friends remembered a Vietnam vet from Baileyville who, after the war, dedicated his life to having the federal government acknowledge its responsibility for the illnesses suffered by veterans that were caused by Agent Orange.

2020

A Valentine’s tribute to a couple's devotion

A day is just not a day unless you see Lois and Vernon Sprague walking in Starboard. To see them walk the road together is like grabbing that first cup of coffee in the morning.

2019

D-Day invasion remembered

History records that nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel for Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Among them was 20-year-old Charles "Charlie" Reid, who grew up on a farm at Old Ridge just north of St. Stephen.

2017

Vietnam veterans recall experiences

This November 11 will be the 99th observance of the holiday marking the end of "the war to end all wars." Unfortunately, since World War I there have been many wars, conflicts and battle that have injured or taken the lives of those who served in them.

2016

WWI veterans from tribe to be recognized

The Passamaquoddy Tribe sent 25 men to fight in World War I, some of whom served in the Yankee Division Company I, says Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Donald Soctomah.

2015

Experiences and hardships of war recalled by area veterans

November 11 was observed as Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the United States. It is a time to look back on the sacrifices of military veterans on both sides of the international border.