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Maine Military Honors Performs 10,000th Funeral The Maine Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program performed the 10,000th ceremony on October 6th, 2013 in Troy, Maine. According to the Veterans Administration, Maine loses between 3,800 and 4,000 veterans per year...one-third being U.S. Army veterans. The Maine Military Funeral Honors Program performs 100 percent of the military funerals for state veterans, the highest per capita performance level in the U.S. The Maine Military Funeral Honors Program has grown tremendously. They went from performing an average 35 services per month in 2004 to performing an average of 112 services pe ?????????????? ???????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)1??????????????????9???????????????????????????????????????)???????T?L?????5????????????!?????????????Q??????9?????????)??????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)5?????5????????????!?????A???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????)5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????9??????) ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????9??????????!??????????????)????????????????????????((0