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On the Road: WWII pilot's sacrifice honored in France
A moving story for our Memorial Day remembrance
On the Road: WWII pilot's sacrifice honored in France
"In Les Ventes the American sacrifice is still very much treasured and honored" "We don't forget"
Published on Jun 6, 2012
As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman visits the tiny French town of Les Ventes, that for the last 60 years has been honoring the sacrifice of an American WWII fighter pilot whose widow only recently discovered his fate.
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Re: On the Road: WWII pilot's sacrifice honored in France
I recall this story from a few years ago. Thank you for bringing it here.
What a sad, and yet wonderful story.
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Re: On the Road: WWII pilot's sacrifice honored in France
Very moving.
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