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Heroes in the Cockpit: Vito and Geraldine Pedone (Part 1)
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Sullivan Brothers: We Stick Together
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Thomas and Alleta Sullivan from Waterloo, Iowa had six children - five boys...
Smith Brothers Served at Home and Around the World
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The Smith family from New Castle, Indiana sent four sons off to war...
Meet Irene: from Holocaust to Hope and Her Journey to America on a Liberty...
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