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Maine Veterans Spotlight 7/6/25

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Maine Veterans Spotlight 7/6/25

This is a very special episode of the Maine Veterans Spotlight. It’s a Civil Air Patrol edition. Maine Wing of Civil Air Patrol is sending three cadets to service academies this fall:

We will talk with Col Mark Hyland, Maine Wing Commander, Cadet Capt. Felicity Jackson, who will be attending the US Naval Academy, and Cadet 2nd Lt Riley Record, who will be attending the US Military Academy at West Point

We also talk with Maj. Ralph Gamache, the Portland Squadron Commander, is the squadron of Cadet Riley  Records and Cadet Lt. Col. Caroline Benson’s Squadron. Caroline is attending the United States Naval Academy in the fall.

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