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“I feel personally that we have an obligation to our ancestry to heal the wounds of the past,” Botkin said, “by recognizing what we’ve...
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Over 1.2 million claim they served.
Women were explicitly excluded.
A LONG MARCH shines light on past injustices to ensure history remembers all who have served under the U.S. flag.