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Tag: Mr. Morgan

Who Is This ‘Mr. Morgan’ Babe Keeps Mentioning in His Letters?

February 18, 2012

My father explains. … More Who Is This ‘Mr. Morgan’ Babe Keeps Mentioning in His Letters?

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‘I Received a Couple of Birthday Cards from Bib and Rosemarie’

February 17, 2012

Plus, Babe responds to a late-breaking letter he received from his brother Vin just before this one went into the envelope. … More ‘I Received a Couple of Birthday Cards from Bib and Rosemarie’

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‘These People Make Good Macaroni Too. Just Like You, Ma’

February 15, 2012

Also, my grandparents kept chickens in their yard in Mount Kisco. Babe boasts that now, he, too had one…briefly. … More ‘These People Make Good Macaroni Too. Just Like You, Ma’

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‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

February 14, 2012

The headline pretty much says it all. I mean, did he really think he’d be able to send a monkey home? … More ‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’

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‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’

February 12, 2012

Apparently, Babe’s younger brother is “doing something worthwhile”—though we aren’t told what it is. … More ‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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  • Trump Approves Army’s First Execution by Firing Squad Since World War II - The New York Sun
  • Chef Alon Shaya shares the stories, resilience and recipes of World War II survivors - The Forward
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  • Islanders have 105-year-old World War II veteran play national anthem on saxophone - NHL.com
  • A 103-year-old World War II veteran has been tending the same basement bar in Maryland since 1963; after - The Times of India
  • World War II veteran celebrated on his 104th birthday in Santa Rosa - CBS News
  • Taipei’s dilemma over history deepens with Xi-Trump praise of WWII Flying Tigers - South China Morning Post

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