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Theresa Comito of Mechanic Falls admires the patriotic paint schemes on one of 14 tractor trailers that had just arrived Sunday afternoon at Lewiston High School. The tractor trailers were escorted by dozens of police and other support vehicles as the convoy makes it’s way from Columbia Falls, Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. A half dozen of the tractor trailers will stop on the Longley Bridge Monday at 10 a.m. for a brief ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street in Lewiston before continuing south. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Theresa Comito, of Mechanic Falls, passes out American flags Sunday afternoon in front of Lewiston High school as she and others wait for the Wreaths Across America Convoy to arrive. Fourteen tractor trailers were escorted by dozens of police vehicles, and other support vehicles as the convoy makes it’s way to Arlington National Cemetery. A half dozen of the tractor trailers will stop on the Longley Bridge Monday morning at 10:00 for a brief ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street in Lewiston before continuing south. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
One of the 14 tractor trailers in the Wreaths Across America convoy arrives at Lewiston High School. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
People wave Sunday afternoon as 14 tractor trailers filled with wreaths stopped at Lewiston High School for a ceremony in the school’s gymnasium before heading south tomorrow on their way to Arlington National Cemetery.  Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
People wave Sunday afternoon to one of the support vehicles as the Wreaths Across America Convoy arrives at Lewiston High School. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A Wreaths Across America convoy of 14 tractor trailers, along with dozens of police and support vehicles escorting them, arrives Sunday afternoon at Lewiston High School. There was an hour-long ceremony following the convoy’s arrival in the school’s gymnasium.  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...