Love the article. I've known Lester Dunklee for years and always had a great respect for him - you couldn't find a nicer person!
A great machinist, too - very innovative!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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