Memorial letters and mementos linger at wall display
A visitor recalls a handwritten note to fallen soldiers and a poignant scene at the memorial. Dozens of personal keepsakes, including a teddy bear and a child’s baseball card, reflect the quiet, enduring connections between the living and the honored dead.
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First step on long march home taken by Americans
ERNIE PYLE recalls a large convoy moving in shifting geometric patterns as British escorts precede American ships. The voyage southward to Gibraltar featured rare danger, tense dawns, and a mounting sense of homeward purpose as the fleet finally disembarks to begin the final marches back to the United States.
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Scripps Howard News Service
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