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Supporters of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk held a vigil in York, Maine, to honor his memory.

Kirk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would have been his birthday.

The activist's assassination has become a political flashpoint, with his supporters viewing him as a patriot and a martyr.

Attendees of the vigil expressed admiration for Kirk's values and his impact on the conservative movement and young people.

YORK, Maine — Crystal Martell traveled from Sanford to a roadside along Route 1 in York, wearing a Make America Great Again hat and holding a flag that read “A true patriot Charlie Kirk ,” alongside an image of the late conservative activist set against the American flag.

She joined roughly three dozen others at 5

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