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Welcome Home Rings Spark 1946 Rivers Reunion Tales
Local readers recall postwar Welcome Home Day rings presented to servicemen after World War II. Betty Lou La Rue owns two rings for her father Hugh Stewart and uncle Don Mitchell, while Nick Kamula preserves rings linked to cousin Bill Kamula and Bill’s brother Fred. Kamula notes Bill and Fred returned home the same day, prompting notable family celebration in Rivers.
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