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LEWISTON - Youngsters waved American flags and pointed in awe as massive military construction vehicles and local firetrucks rolled past. Elderly citizens proudly displayed caps or vests with military emblems. Hundreds lined the streets of the Twin Cities and filled Veterans Memorial Park for the Memorial Day parade and ceremony Saturday morning.
In the keynote address, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told the large audience, "One of my earliest memories is of my dad taking me to the Memorial Day parade in my hometown of Caribou."See the full content of this document
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A Parade Steeped in Honor
"Some years, he would wear his tattered old Army jacket," she said. "It was not until many years later that I learned the terrible price he paid for it. He was wounded twice at the Battle of the Bulge, earned the Bronze Star and...
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