He is a veteran. He has the heart of a veteran. He enjoys his work with veterans.
Almond “Tiny” Hemore was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Disabled American Veterans at their annual convention.
Almond “Tiny” Hemore
“This award is presented in recognition of your lifetime endeavors and significant and lasting contributions towards bettering lives of Disabled Veterans and for fostering goodwill while enhancing the public’s view of the Disable American Veterans Organization,” the inscription on the plaque read.
Hemore has served as a Service Officer for veterans in health care and veterans’ claims for the last 25 years.
Hemore enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961 and was discharged in 1967. He did not stay away from the military, as he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1971. He retired from the Air Force in 1984.
Knowing the needs of veterans, Hemore helped get the Veterans Clinic in Caribou started after Loring Air Force base closed in 1994.
“I was on the board and ground-breaking committee for the Veterans Home in Caribou,” he said. “I was also the organizer for the crosses to be placed on Veterans’ Hill in Evergreen Cemetery. A high school student made the crosses, but the project was supported by the D.A.V. and veteran organizations.”
At Community Park in Houlton, memorial stones were placed at each of the ball fields. Hemore was part of that project, as well as starting the flag program in the town.
A Vietnam veteran, Hemore is a member of the D.A.V., American Legion, AmVets and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hemore has also presented the town of Houlton with a POW flag from the American Legion Post 47 and a plaque honoring Houlton’s Henry Clay Merriam for his Medal of Honor.
Paper Talks, a monthly publication, will feature veterans, including Hemore in their November publication.
