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CLOSING CEREMONY: 1:00 pm
Master of Ceremonies Command Master Chief Roger Dumont, USN, Ret.
Posting of Colors, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, ME
Lewiston Police Department
Franco-American War Veterans
                      American Legion Post 153, Auburn                      ^
American Legion Post 150, Mechanic Falls
Lewiston High School Military Cadets
Pledge of Allegiance

Lewiston High School Military Cadets
National Anthem, Melissa Noel
Invocation, Chaplain Albert Lepine, US Corps of Chaplains
Guest Speaker Captain George Womack, United States Navy
Musical Selection: "Our Heros", Debbie Poulin, Just Us
Remarks, M/SGT Jeremy M. Wentworth, U.S. Army
Musical Selection: "Goodnight Saigon", Nel Meservier, Just Us
Closing Prayer, Chaplain Albert Lepine
Piper: Jeff Herbster, CPO, USN, Ret.
Firing Squad, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, ME
TAPS: Roger Renaud
Musical Selection: "Voice of Freedom", Just Us Singers
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Memorial wall moves on Katie Camire , Staff Writer, Sun Journal Monday, October 1, 2007

Lewiston ~ By sunset on Sunday, fresh soil filled the holes where the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall replica stood over the weekend at the Veterans Memorial Park. After attracting just under 32,000 people here in Lewiston, the wall is headed to another venue, this time in southern Illinois, said, Mike Martel a representative for the Fortin Group. Today all of the items left at the wall will be placed in the vault and tomorrow morning the vault will be buried which will mark the last of the replica's ceremonies.

The vault, which is filled with flowers, pins, medals, pictures, poems and a report of the activities with bulletins, magazines and other keepsakes left at the wall will be sealed and lowered into a 4 by 8 foot hole at 1:00pm Martel said. "We've used the term time capsule, but it's meant to be a dignified and honorable way to remember those veterans, family, friends and the public who visited the wall and left the memorabilia. A monument marking the burial spot of the vault will also be dedicated today. According to Martel, the vault's burial will be the finale to a weekend that couldn't have gone any better. The vault will be buried at the apex of where the Vietnam Memorial Wall replica stood this weekend. The entire weekend was just incredible, we didn't have a single problem with crime or mischief in spite of the wall being open to the public 24 hours a day. Dedicated volunteers stood guard over the replica around the clock. Computer terminals were also staffed day and night with volunteers ready to help find names for those visiting on the wall. In the end approximately 200 volunteers came together to assist with the display of the replica. We had volunteers from the Brunswick Naval Air Station, the 133rd Engineers, the local Army National Guard, Veteran organizations such as the American Legion, VFW etc., and the Fortin Group. But the vast majority of volunteers were local veterans and families of veterans.

A man who wished to remain anonymous reads names on the Vietnam Veterans Wall replica in Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston at daybreak Sunday Morning.

A POW/MIA bracelet bearing the name of CM. SGT. Edward J. Darcy was left at the Vietnam Veterans Wall replica. Darcy of Portland was listed as missing on Dec. 12, 1967. His remains were recovered on Dec. 13, 1993, at the crash site of a C130E "Hercules" in North Vietnam.

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