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The U.S.S. Canberra Association, in conjunction with area veterans organizations, conducted memorial services for “All Hands Lost at Sea” and commemorated the anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Thresher SSN-593 submarine which was on sea trials and sank off the coast of Massachusetts with the loss of all 129 crew members, officers and civilians aboard. The service was held on the side of the James B. Longley Bridge spanning the Androscoggin River. The invocation and prayers were given by the Rev. Douglas Taylor. The memorial wreath was thrown into the Androscoggin River by Jerry DerBoghosian, who worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, N.H, where the Thresher was built. The service concluded with the singing of “God Bless America.” Pictured at the ceremony in front, from left, are Roger Fillion, Richard Vallee; middle row, Lorraine Lighthart, Jerry DerBoghosian, Kaitlyn Taylor, Melissa Briddell, Maria Boisvert, Nate Weymouth, John Collins; back, Gary Arneault, Ronald Arneault, Tom Dow, Willie Danforth, Donald T. Dube, Phil Turgeon, Sonia and Douglas Taylor and James Degen.
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