Milestones

Memorial Day is once again being observed and, although it is an official holiday to remember military veterans who have passed on, it is also a good opportunity to tell the stories of those who are still with us. Here are the tales of three World War II soldiers who grew up in Washington County.

The biggest thing I've learned is to live life to the fullest. I'm going to do all the things I want to do, and I don't take anything for granted.

It may or may not mark a state or even a national record, but Downeasters know for certain that Kathleen and Waldo Tarbell's 80th wedding anniversary on April 9 of this year precipitated its own record as media went ballistic.

It may or may not mark a state or even a national record, but Downeasters know for certain that Kathleen and Waldo Tarbell's 80th wedding anniversary on April 9 of this year precipitated its own record as media went ballistic. Interviews by newspapers, wire service and TV told

Inscribed on a memorial monument in Middleborough, Mass., are the names of 15 Vietnam era war dead, local boys born and bred and well known to the townspeople who saw them grow up, graduate from high school, and go off to southeast Asia in the 1960s. All 15 will be remembered this Memorial Day...

This year is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. As Americans observe Veterans Day and Canadians mark Remembrance Day on November 11, some servicemen and family members shared their recollections of V-E Day, V-J Day or how the conflict had affected them.