Leaving Lincoln

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Gary Gordon left the mill town of Lincoln, ME, to follow his dream of being a soldier, and he eventually became a Green Beret and served in the US mission in Somalia. His death in action there brought the town together, and a monument to him was dedicated Jul 23, 1995.

Author: Anderson, Cindy
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1995
Social aspects, Biography, Soldiers, Maine, Battle casualties, Gordon, Gary

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Pomp and circumstance

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The Kurn Hattin Homes school in Vermont recently held its 100th commencement ceremony. The privately funded residential school teaches children who come from dysfunctional families, and graduates from the school often come back each year for the ceremony.

Author: Anderson, Cindy
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1996
Education, Schools, Vermont, Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Problem children, Boarding schools

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New England scene

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A writer who visited the playroom at Jimmy Fund Clinic describes various scenes she witnessed and the emotions she felt. The playroom is the clinic's place for children undergoing outpatient treatment for cancer.

Author: Anderson, Cindy
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1997
Care and treatment, Personal narratives, Cancer patients, Cancer in children, Childhood cancer

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