Maine Army National Guard soldiers are being praised for their "exceptional" work abroad, returning home on Valentine's Day from a successful mission to Saudi Arabia. The Skowhegan and Lewiston-based 136th Engineering Vertical Construction Company of Maine was deployed in the fall of 2025, returning to Bangor on Feb. 14 to a host of greetings and salutations. "I am immensely proud of the 136th’s exceptional performance and unwavering dedication throughout the entire deployment and redeployment,”