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Why I am lucky to have been mentored by a veteran
A mentor is that person you can turn to when you absolutely don’t know who else to turn to, but you trust that person’s judgement so you turn to him or her first.
My favorite vet wanted to stand up and salute before being taken off life support. I miss him everyday
Last year I wrote an essay that was heard on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and another version appeared in the Kennebec Journal. I wrote it to honor my closest friend, confidante and mentor who was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He passed away in 2013. Up until 2013, Memorial Day weekend […]