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WWI soldier's postcard from home helps unite his family after a century
A postcard from a World War I soldier, whose remains were discovered with five others during an excavation, helped reunite distant descendants over a century after his death on the Western Front. A memorial service in Belgium marked the unveiling of six new headstones for the soldiers.
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