Showing posts with label VFW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VFW. Show all posts
Friday, June 21, 2024

Community mourns loss of beloved Korean War veteran Walter Braley Jr.

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By Ed Pierce One of the humblest military heroes you’ll ever meet and a genuine friend to everyone who knew him has died at the age of 92. U...
Friday, March 15, 2024

Windham Christian Academy student wins Maine 'Voice of Democracy' contest

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By Ed Pierce For the second consecutive year, a student from Windham Christian Academy has captured the state “Voice of Democracy” contest s...
Friday, May 20, 2022

American Legion announces Windham Memorial Day celebration plans

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More than 950 flags will be placed on the graves of Windham's fallen veterans as part of the American Legion Post 148's  celebration...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Ceremony recalls contributions of local veterans

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VFW Post 10643 Commander Willie Goodman is flanked by student essay contest winners during the annual Veterans Day observance held at the Wi...
Friday, April 7, 2017

James Mannette awarded top prize in VFW essay competition for a second time by Walter Lunt

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James Mannette, 17, of Windham advanced his first-place win in a Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) essay competition from the local to the...
Friday, November 18, 2016

Community packs Veteran Center to celebrate local service members - By Michelle Libby

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The Windham Veterans Center was standing room only on Friday, November 11, Veteran’s Day. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10643 hosted th...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Carol Otley is named Maine VFW Teacher of the Year - By Walter Lunt

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Click ad to email   H undreds of students, staff, parents and guests were gathered at the Manchester School gymnasium last week in cele...