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Jones' father told Maine's Total Coverage he was a foreign fighter in the armed forces of Ukraine and had traveled to the country twice to help the Ukrainian people, particularly children.

On July 31, Howard Jones received word from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv that his son had been killed by a mortar shell explosion near Bakhmut, Ukraine.

On July 31, Howard Jones received word from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv that his son had been killed by a mortar shell explosion near Bakhmut, Ukraine.

Oil spill. he meets with the british prime minister visiting the white house on tuesday. and on wednesday he signs that financial reform bill that they passed, giving a bon voyage of thursday. >> so on the point of maine, just to be clear before the mainers get at me, im not a native mainer. you have to be born there. i moved there at the young age of 10, ill always be considered a flat lander. >> with your checkered past, its hard to keep up with you. >> my past is not that checkered just to be...

Hours. c contessa? >> thank you, buddy. for the latest updates on the gulf oil disaster, of course, you can head to msnbc.com. the obama family wrapping up their brief vacation off the coast of maine. they had a weekend of outdoor activities with the first lady, the first daughters and even the dog. nbc mike viqueira with the enviable task of traveling with the president. give us a sense of whats going to happen when he goes back to d.c.? >> reporter: i think he accomplished rest and relaxatio...