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Posted: July 13, 2013
In: Press

WABI TV5 – Maine Native Has Hiking Plan To Honor Fallen Veterans

A Maine native has come up with a project to honor fallen veterans who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. While the project is still evolving, he hopes to... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jessica Wing

42, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine National Guard, Bangor, Maine; died Aug. 27 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, in a noncombat incident. PORTLAND,... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Army National Guard Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka

25, of Jamestown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard, Brewer, Maine; killed May 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Army National Guard CPT Christopher S. Cash

36, of Winterville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Army National Guard, Jacksonville, N.C.; killed June 24, 2004 when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by small-arms... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Army CPT Daniel J. Tranchemontagne

CPT Tranchemontagne, 32, of Portland, ME, died of a non-combat cause at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Daniel was assigned as a staff officer with the 368th Engineers in Kuwait... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin

51, of Kennebunk, Me.; assigned to the USASOC, 352nd C.A. Command; died July 1, 2003 in a vehicle incident on Highway 8 in Iraq. 1stSgt Coffin spent 23 years in... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Navy LCDR Robert E. Clukey

LCDR Clukey, 33, of Orono Maine, died of injuries received when the US Navy F/A-18 Hornet he was piloting crashed in the Adriatic Sea during a routine training exercise in... Continue reading
Posted: May 29, 2013
In: Maine's Fallen Heroes

Navy CDR Robert A. Schlegel

Died due to the events of September 11th, 2001 at the Pentagon. CDR Schlegel was originally from Gray, Maine. He was known for his keen wit, forthright nature and avid interest... Continue reading
Posted: May 24, 2013
In: Press

Marine Corps Times — Battle Rattle — Maine Marine’s Memorial Day Mission

Our 2011 Marine of the year is making headlines again–this time, for an ambitious project to honor all the fallen troops hailing from his home state. We caught up with... Continue reading
Posted: May 21, 2013
In: Press

Portland Press Herald – Marine seeks Katahdin memorial for Maine’s fallen

MAJ. DAVID COTE HOPES TO HONOR THE 46 MAINERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE WAR ON TERROR WITH ENGRAVED ROCKS ATOP THE STATE’S TALLEST MOUNTAIN. David Cote, a Bangor native... Continue reading