A World War II veteran who turned 97 years old earlier this month received a welcome gift from a local biker club in Maine. When the Garry Owen Motorcycle Club learned that the town had foreclosed on Army veteran Joey Comeau’s home in Ellsworth, they knew they had to step in. The biker club quickly mobilized to raise funds for Comeau, who turned 97 on May 13. They set up a barbecue and held signs on Bangor Road, encouraging motorists to contribute toward paying some of the veteran’s taxes and saving his home. “We’ll stop traffic, we’ll put boots out there, but we got to get this guy’s taxes paid so he could do what he wants to do in the last part of his life,” said Warren Ard, president of Garry Owen, to ABC. Within just one hour, they’d raised over $600. Then, Comeau was thrilled when the bikers all came up …
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