AUGUSTA, Maine — Profiles of 12 Maine veterans from all over the state are honored in a special calendar for the coming year, including two from Aroostook County.
Maine Veterans’ Homes is announcing its 2021 Heroes Calendar, which features two inspiring Veteran biographies from each of its six homes in Augusta, Bangor, Caribou, Machias, Scarborough and South Paris.
Local honorees are Heben Finnemore, originally from Caswell, and Donald Foster of Washburn, who are both residents of the Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou.
Others included in the calendar are Thomas Goodman, who after his service in the Navy enjoyed an illustrious career with the CIA, and Priscilla Poore, the cover veteran, who while serving in the Marine Corps visited Hollywood in search of celebrities — and was successful.
The Heroes Calendar also features information about the Maine Veterans’ Homes’ Resident Activities Program, where all donations to MVH are directed.
Additionally, the publication highlights the campaign to build a new home for veterans in Augusta. The effort features the innovative small home model of care, where residents have private rooms, clustered around a living room, dining room, kitchen and den, serving as its own community, and promoting connectivity.
The public can request their Heroes Calendar here: mainevets.org/calendar.
Maine Veterans’ Homes in an independent nonprofit organization that serves Maine veterans and their eligible family members based on their mission, “caring for those who served.” The first home was established in Augusta in 1983.
