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Sen. Angus Stanley King Jr. from Maine, center left, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, center right, and Miss Maine place a wreath at the USS Maine Mast during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Dec. 12, 2015. DoD photo by Sebastian Sciotti Jr.

USS Maine Mast

Sen. Angus Stanley King Jr. from Maine, center left, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, center right, and Miss Maine place a wreath at the USS Maine Mast during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Dec. 12, 2015. DoD photo by Sebastian Sciotti Jr.

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