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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 09 > WWII veterans are still fighting, but this time it’s for recognition

WWII veterans are still fighting, but this time it’s for recognition

By Erik Lacitis / The Bulletin
July 9, 2009

SEATTLE — Some had tattoos on their forearms. Some had brought along pictures of themselves from more than six decades ago.

That would have been during World War II. The pictures showed skinny guys, heads full of hair, with unlined faces looking to the future.

They had been merchant....

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