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A touch of home (Troops in Bangor)
The Boston Globe ^ | May 24, 2009 | David Filipov

Posted on 05/23/2009 10:20:02 PM PDT by buccaneer81

A touch of home At Bangor's airport, the gateway back for many troops, greeters make sure they get the warmest of welcomes By David Filipov Globe Staff / May 24, 2009

BANGOR - As a chaplain in the US Army's First Cavalry Division, Captain Edward Tolliver just spent nearly a year in Iraq as the guy to whom soldiers came for advice, comfort, or just a welcome face. But on a recent May evening in Bangor International Airport, Tolliver was the one receiving the comforting embrace.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: bangor; hankiealert; troops; welcome
I used to go to Bangor all the time. Great people there.
1 posted on 05/23/2009 10:20:03 PM PDT by buccaneer81
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To: metesky

Bangor ping.


2 posted on 05/23/2009 10:20:37 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: buccaneer81

These folks are doing a great job. Their perseverance is astounding considering that so many have forgotten that we’re even at war.


3 posted on 05/23/2009 11:52:49 PM PDT by metesky (My retirement fund is holding steady @ $.05 a can.)
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