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Maine Veterans Spotlight 5/31/26

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Maine Veterans Spotlight 5/31/26

On this episode of the Maine Veterans Spotlight, we talk with Army Veteran Peter Duston about Ray Strout, a WWII soldier who was killed in action as part of a research project Peter is doing. We talk with National Vice Commander for the American Legion and Army Veteran Ron Larose about a newly formed formal agreement between the American Legion and Wreaths Across America. We will round out the show today with Chuck Igo, and he will spotlight two Medal of Honor Recipients with ties to Maine.

Listen to all episodes at:

https://wgan.com/podcasts/categories/podcasts-maine-veterans-spotlight/

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