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Victory Belles bring WWII era music to New Orleans museum
In New Orleans the Victory Belles, dressed in 1940s style, sing big-band classics at the National World War II Museum. They serve as a living exhibit about love songs before digital communication, linking aging veterans like Marine Forrest Villarrubia to memories of separation and reunion.
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America
Forrest Villarrubia
Philippines
Villarrubia
Victory Belles
Museum
Victoria Reed
The
Cristina Perez
Belles
Perez
Spirit of America
Andrews Sisters
Bob Hope
LaVerne
Maxene
Patty
Mandi Ridgdell
Ridgdell
Gonzales, Sa
Northwestern State University
Stage Door
Armed Forces Recreational Center
New York
Betty Davis
Rita Hayworth
Congress
Europe
Pacific
Berlin
Hawaii
Guam
Japan
Ridgell
Center
Christina Perez
National Wwii Museum
New Orleans