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Veterans and a Lewiston dignitary conduct a special service in honor of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the nuclear submarine the USS Thresher on the James B. Longley Memorial Bridge in Lewiston on Saturday. The Thresher sank on April 10, 1963, during deep-dive trials off the coast of Massachusetts. All 129 crew members, officers and civilians were lost. Tom Dow, far left, of Lewiston was a 19-year-old seaman on the USS Recovery when the Thresher sank. His ship was the first on the scene to look for survivors. Jerry Der Boghosian, second from right, helped build the Thresher while working at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He knew many of the crew and waved as the submarine set off for her final voyage. From left are Dow, Ron Arneault, Claire Poirier, state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, Phil Turgeon, Der Boghosian and Donald T. Dube. Vietnam veteran Normand Bussiere is hidden.
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