Crafty veterans

Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Korean War veteran Julian Bernard of Auburn takes an order from Vietnam veteran Chuck Starbird of Mechanic Falls during the craft and toy fair at the VFW Post 1603 Hall in Auburn on Sunday. Bernard, a Marine who served in Korea from 1951-1955, retired from Federal Distributers and started making the sculptured collectibles out of Norwegian birch seven years ago. Starbird, a Marine who served in Vietnam from 1968-1969, is the president of the VFW Post 1603 Riders, the first group of post motorcycle riders in the state.

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