Offers pour in for Korean War veteran
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“I was so moved by Mr. Lyon’s story,” Craven said in a prepared statement. “It is shameful that a veteran without family or financial resources is left without an honorable burial. This is the least we can do to show Mr. Lyon our respect for his service to our country.”
She gathered Senate Democrats who took up a collection. By midday, they presented a check to Dave Richmond, the superintendent of the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery System.
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