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Attendees acknowledge 98-year-old World War II veteran Doland “Del” Gendron on Saturday during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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Sue Grenier, center, acknowledges Thomas Shields on Saturday during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Shields and his wife, Bethel, right, lost their son, Lt. James B. “Jeb” Shields, in 1991 when two P-3 Orion planes collided off the coast of San Diego. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Ariana Staples, center left, and Emillie Gabriel lay a wreath Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance in Lewiston. Gold Star mothers Bethel Shields, left, and Joyce Richmond, right, place flags during the ceremony. Staples and Gabriel are members of Scouting America Troop 2019. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
United States Army veteran Patrick Rossignol of Lewiston carries the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps Saturday during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Korean War veteran Al Landry, left, talks with World War II veteran Doland “Del” Gendron on Saturday during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Landry, of Lewiston, served in the Air Force. Gendron, 98, of Lewiston, served in the Navy. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
L&A Veterans Council Chairman Jerry DeWitt participates Saturday during the council’s Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Ariana Staples, foreground, and Emillie Gabriel lay a wreath Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance in Lewiston. Staples and Gabriel are members of Scouting America Troop 2019. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Charlene Mann of Auburn rests her hand on her husband’s back Saturday during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Charlene Mann’s husband, Michael Mann, is a Vietnam War veteran. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Pastor George Sheats opens the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance with a prayer Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Veterans salute Saturday as taps is played during the L&A Veterans Council Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...

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