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Veterans and community members gathered on the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge to pay tribute to the military who died and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
VFW Post 3335 members Ricky Merrill, left, and John Dube fold the American flag Wednesday afternoon after a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Livermore Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJohn Dube of VFW Post 3335 in Jay listens to a prayer Wednesday afternoon on the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge where a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony took place. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalAMVETS Post 33 member Wayne Buckingham plays “Taps” Wednesday afternoon during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalShell casings fly out of the firing squad’s rifles Wednesday afternoon during a 21 gun salute in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Livermore Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalA wreath floats down the Androscoggin River after being thrown in Wednesday afternoon by members of AMVETS Post 33 and VFW Post 3335 in Livermore Falls on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalAMVETS Post 33 and VFW Post 3335 Auxiliary wait to toss a wreath into the Androscoggin River on Wednesday afternoon during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJohn Dube of VFW Post 3335 in Jay leads a group of veterans and auxiliary members Wednesday afternoon over the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge where a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony took place. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJohn Dube of VFW Post 3335 in Jay leads a group of veterans and auxiliary members Wednesday afternoon over the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge where a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony took place. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalVFW Post 3335 member Jim Mantor holds his post’s flag during Wednesday’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony in Livermore Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalGeorge Doiron of Jay, a 92-year-old Korean War veteran, sings the Old Pine Tree State song as other veterans and members of the auxiliary march back across the Livermore Falls Memorial bridge Wednesday after a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJohn Dube of VFW Post 3335 in Jay talks with other veterans prior to the start of Wednesday’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony as they assemble in a parking lot next to the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalLarry Bilodeau of VFW Post 3335 unfurls the American flag prior to the start of Wednesday’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Livermore Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalGeorge St. Pierre of VFW Post 3335 in Jay salutes as “Taps” is played Wednesday afternoon on the Livermore Falls Memorial bridge during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalVFW Post 3335 auxiliary member Gail Kearns Dube, left, and AMVETS Post 33 auxiliary member Marlene Walker toss a wreath Wednesday afternoon into the Androscoggin River during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalThe side cap of John Dube is covered with patches, badges, medals, and other military honors during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Livermore Falls on Wednesday. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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