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Town
of Lamoine, Maine |
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The Lamoine Quarterly-July 2004 |
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| Changing of the
Guard For Honoring Vets |
(Lamoine) — When Joe Lear passed away earlier this year, the
town lost a lot of historical knowledge, including where all the Veterans
were buried. Thankfully, Bill Parkinson had accompanied Mr. Lear the previous
year in the effort to make sure all Veterans received a flag on their
grave for Memorial Day. This year, Parkinson and Adm. Asst. Stu Marckoon
rode around to the various large and small cemetery plots to insert the
flags into their holders. Helping out as well was Lear’s sister,
Edna Coyne, who helped to start a list of veteran grave locations in the
East Lamoine Cemetery. Mrs. Coyne also came across other records to show
other burial areas. |
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Remembering Our Heroes Bill Parkinson distributes flags on Veterans’ graves at East Lamoine Cemetery just before Memorial Day weekend. Parkinson, a US Navy Veteran, made sure each known vet’s grave in Lamoine was properly adorned with a new American Flag. |