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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7"&gt;High School into the Army Air Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16"&gt;Flying with Eisenhower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14"&gt;The Search for Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15"&gt;The Monument in Padula, Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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