New Maine National Monument Honoring Frances Perkins Is Now Open

New Maine national monument honoring Frances Perkins is now open

NEWCASTLE, Maine — Maine’s newest national monument is now open for visitors following an official federal designation in December. The Frances Perkins National Monument represents a years-long effort by historians and others to honor Perkins, the first female cabinet secretary in American history. Perkins served as secretary of labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is widely credited with urging the president to create Social Secu…

Monument honors MSNG pilots killed in Apache crash

BOONEVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – A crowd gathered just yards away from the newest monument on the North side of Prentiss County. Courthouse During a brief ceremony,  Chief Warrant Officers Bryan  Zemek and Derek Abbott were remembered as soldiers who loved their families and their country. They were on a training flight when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in a wooded area near Booneville. J W Jackson is a Vietnam veteran and a member of the Vet…