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  • How Beverly veterans sleuthing reunited a 104-year-old with her brother

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📰 News we're reading

• Woman Was 21 When Brother Died. 83 Years Later, She Got a 'Piece' of Him Back When Officials Learned She Was Still Alive at 104 (people.com) — Beverly's Veterans' Services assistant director helped reunite 104-year-old Dorothy Stewart with her brother's World War II dog tags, decades after his plane crash. After years of searching old records, local veterans officials framed and presented the tags in an emotional ceremony, giving Stewart a cherished connection to the brother whose body was never recovered.
   

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