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Woman who preserved the legacy of Anne Frank dies

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Miep GiesMiep Gies, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi regime of World War II, died Monday. She was 100.

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Jack Lucas, WWII Medal of Honor Winner

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The second youngest man to receive the medal of honor has died.  Jack Lucas, a decorated marine who forged his mother’s signature when he was 14 years old so that he could join the military during World War II, died at the age of 80 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi of leukemia. 

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