STANDISH, Maine —

Visiting New England has always been part of a WWII veteran's bucket list.

During James "Jim" Ziegler's visit to Maine, he got to experience something that wasn't originally on his itinerary.

"This was on my bucket list — to see the New England states," said Ziegler, who lives in California. "The only combat I was in was in Okinawa, the final combat of the war."

He's been to more than 100 countries and on all continents. Two weeks ago, he started this two-month journey to see all of New England.

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