I am voting in honor of my father, H.E. Boles. He enrolled in the Army Air Corps when he was l9 years old. He did not return for five years. He repaired bombers and fighter planes which were used in the South Pacific. He enlisted even though he knew a war was coming. I am very proud of my father.
I remember how worried my children (9 and 10 at the time) and I were when John, a Marine, was sent to Kuwait. We prayed and sent letters and just waited until the day we went to the Bangor International Airport to see him. It was just a stopover for him on his way back to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina but, luckily, he was allowed off the plane to see family. Having held all their emotions inside until then, both my daughter and son broke down in tears of relief when they at last saw their Uncle John back safe in the United States.
My husband served in the army for 23 years. I would like to recognize him for all the sarifices made for our country.
Greg served 19 months in Vietnam and is proud of hs service and he fully supports Veteran causes and his support of the Troops is unwavering.
I vote in honor of my dad, who was a motor machinist's mate, second class, aboard the LCI 565 in the Pacific at the Battles of Leyte, Luzon and Okinawa. His ship was in Hawaii, waiting to invade Japan, when the war ended.
I am honoring my father who served in the 10th Mountain Division Light Infantry (Army) during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and also in Panama in 1989.
My father was killed in May 1945 on the island of Okinawa and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions under fire. I was three years old when he died so I never got to know him except through other people and all the wonderful stories they told about him. I have always been proud of my father for having a love for his country that moved him to leave his young wife and new son to fight for our right to be free. May all of us who love this country be as willing today, to stand against tyranny at any cost, as my Dad was.
I am voting in honor of my father who was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He died in August 1963, a Carnegie Hero for saving two of my friends from drowning.
Firepower for Freedom
Frank was a friend to us at the Dover-Foxcroft town office. He served our country in the Vietnam War. He recently passed away. We will miss him.
