Read this article from the Bangor, Maine, Daily News about the recent Veterans Day ceremony at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. Both the merchant marine and the Armed Guard were honored. See http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/11/news/hancock/overlooked-for-decades-wwii-merchant-mariners-honored-as-veterans-at-mma/

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