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Veterans salute as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic groundbreaking ceremony Friday on Challenger Drive in Lewiston. The $20 million clinic is due to be completed by December. Front row, from left, are Jerry DeWitt of New Gloucester, Donald Gosselin, Ray Boulet, Bert Dutil and Bud Labrie, all of Lewiston. “This is going to be marvelous,” Labrie, a Korean War veteran, said. “It’s a great day for Lewiston and Auburn veterans,” Peter Ogden of the Maine Veterans’ Home said.
Bert Dutil, left, of Lewiston and Jerry DeWitt of New Gloucester dig in during the Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic groundbreaking ceremony in Lewiston on Friday. The $20 million, 30,000-square-foot clinic is due to be completed by December. The Department of Veterans Affairs originally intended the clinic to be built in the Brunswick area, but Dutil and DeWitt lobbied to have the clinic built on Challenger Drive in Lewiston. “This is going to be marvelous,” said 80-year-old Korean War veteran Bud Labrie of Lewiston, who is past commander of American Legion Post 222. “I’m tickled pink.” “It’s a great day for Lewiston and Auburn veterans,” said Peter Ogden of the Maine Veterans’ Home.
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