BANGOR -- A retired Bangor firefighter who recently lost his battle to cancer was honored and celebrated for his service on Sunday.

Family, friends, members of the Bangor Fire Department and Army Aviation with the Maine National Guard gathered along the city's waterfront to honor the life of Christopher McKenna.

McKenna passed away in July after a courageous battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

He dedicated his life to serving others, spending 25 years as a firefighter with the Bangor Fire Department, and more than 27 years as a black hawk helicopter pilot in the Maine and South Carolina Army National Guard. According to his obituary , he logged thousands of mishap free flight hours supporting both combat and humanitarian missions globally.

After his retirem

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