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Duffie’s Tavern in Iran Turns PX Into Beer Haven
Sgt. Francis H. McDuffie transforms a dusty Iranian PX storeroom into Duffie’s Tavern for ration nights. The makeshift saloon hosts GIs, a piano, a band, and amateur acts while stories of Albany connect distant circles of loneliness and hospitality.
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Duffie’s
Francis H. McDuffie
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Iran
Mac
Albany
McDuffie
Menand’s
Western Union
al Delong
Los Angeles
Calif
Delong
Washington, D. C
F. J. Riel
Duffie
Mr. Anthony
King Solomon
G-2
MacIntyre
Bob Lewis