While Americans over the Memorial weekend formally honored the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, Richard Gordon, a driver for the MSAD 54 School District in Skowhegan, and a former Marine, in April was recognized for his dedication to a veterans detachment group.
Seventy-two-year-old Gordon is the adjunct paymaster for the Maine Leathernecks, a detachment of the national Marine Corps League. He and about 30 other former Marines make up the Maine Leatherbacks, which was established in 2010.
The group helps active-duty Marines and honorably discharged veterans in the state with disability claims and other needs. Gordon’s job as a paymaster is akin to the job of a secretary and treasurer of a civilian organization.
Gordon served in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961 and was in the reserves until 1963.
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