Veterans Day is an entrance-free day for everyone at Acadia National Park Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Nov 11, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Every year on November 11 at 11 a.m., a wreath is laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. “The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces,” according to the U.S. Department of Veterans … Continue reading Bar Harbor Garden Club Honors Veterans
Memorial Day Events 2024 CARRIE JONES MAY 27, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—“Thank you for your service” hasn’t always been something Kery Strickland was comfortable hearing. “I’ve spoken with many other veterans throughout the years about this phrase and, for the most part, the vets I’ve spoken with typically feel uncomfortable with being told this phrase. For many years it was even awkward for me … Continue reading An Island Gives Thanks
Local Memorial Day Observances and Thoughts CARRIE JONES MAY 25, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—All the way back in 1868, a young girl wrote a New York official a note. In it, she asked for the city official to place a garland on the grave of an unknown Confederate soldier. Her own father, she said, was buried all the way in Georgia. She wanted, she hoped, … Continue reading More Than a Million Gone
Honor Flight Maine paying for the entire trip SHAUN FARRAR APR 25, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—Not all veterans choose to be veterans and not all those who didn’t make the choice themselves regret having been ordered to serve their country. Forty-one months before the last man to be drafted into United States military service was inducted on June 30, 1973, Robert Moore, of Mount Desert, answered … Continue reading MDI Native, Veteran, and Community Volunteer Honored With D.C. Visit
