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New exhibit honors heroes of the mail
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum opened a new exhibit titled In the Life of Duty Dangers Disasters and Good Deeds honoring postal workers who foiled bombs saved lives and aided recoveries. It features Caplan who tracked more than 30 bombs and displays on Titanic Lindbergh and other acts of bravery including the World Trade Center sorting desk Emma Thornton’s station and anthrax cleanup photos.
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Washington
Charles Caplan
Smithsonian
National Postal Museum
Maid of Georgia
Thomas Hardwick
Seattle
Ole Hanson
Caplan
Supreme Court
John D. Rockefeller
John Nolan
RMS
Royal Mail
Charles Lindbergh
Church Street
New York
Emma Thornton
World Trade Center
Brentwood Mail Station