November 08, 2024
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Joel Blackwell of Windsor was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Maine Army National Guard. Blackwell serves as a recruiter for the Recruiting and Retention Command in the Augusta office of the Maine Army National Guard.

Blackwell was a member of the 133rd Engineer Battalion that served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His unit built three elementary schools in northern Iraq, which helped more than 700 Iraqi pupils.


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