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  • Stories Behind the Stars: Norman H. Lilly

    Stories Behind the Stars is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000+ of the US WWII fallen here on Fold3. I’ve spent the last few weeks learning about Stories Behind the Stars, Fold3, and brushing up on my history and military knowledge. It’s safe to say that I have a

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  • Memory Monday: Memorial Day

    I’ve always had an interest in my ancestors and where they came from. I spend most of my time working on my mom’s side of the family (usually the Martin’s and Amerman’s, but Bartl, too) partly because I grew up sitting around a table with the adults playing pinochle and listened to all their stories

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