Reminder: Honor Mission - Clyde L. Merrill and Douglas Dowling USA Vietnam Veterans, Tuesday, July 21 , 10AM, Jonesboro, ME

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The Acadia National Veteran’s Cemetery* will conduct the first two committals on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at 10AM and 11AM. 

 

 

The PGR has been requested to Stand in Honor of these two Veterans:

 

“DJ" Clyde L. Merrill, 69,   Clyde was born in Lincoln 12 May 1949, served in Vietnam as a combat infantryman, retired from the Great Northern Paper Mill .

 

Douglas Dowling, 72.  Doug graduated from Orono High School, attended Beal College, and then served his country with honor as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was an outgoing member of his community, serving the Harrington Volunteer Fire Department and the Pleasant River Ambulance Service. Doug was an active member of the VFW and American Legion for many years.

 

Please arrive at the cemetery at 09:45.  The cemetery is located on US Route 1, on the Jonesboro/ Columbia Falls Town line:    https://goo.gl/maps/2tPJoZS1i75wXVNTA

 

 

*The Acadia National Cemetery is a new 6.22-acre Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) national

cemetery located in Washington County, Maine. This cemetery will serve the needs of more than

23,599 Veterans, spouses and eligible children within a 75-mile radius of nearby Machias.

 

 

 

Also – Every Tuesday at 0900,  WAA stands at “The Flagpole”, on Route 1 in Columbia Falls, proudly carrying on the tradition of the Freeport Flag Ladies to honor our country and flag. 

 

For those who would like to join them at the flagpole on Tuesday July 21, please arrive at 0900.  The location is about one-half mile east of the Acadia National Veteran’s Cemetery on Route 1.  We will then proceed to the committals at the National Cemetery.       https://goo.gl/maps/xEoCnohrXhu9w7Cf8

 

 

For those coming from Augusta area we will meet up at 7AM, at the Circle K – Shell Station,  22 Belmont Ave.,  (Route 3),  Belfast, ME         https://goo.gl/maps/nfiA5gyJxBYEGswq7

 

We will leave the Irving Station, 85 High St, Ellsworth, ME.   https://goo.gl/maps/X2JK6wjkmkyZzJqD6       at 8AM.