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Tag: World War II Veterans

Philanthropy

Prost! Danke! He's 100 years old with a lesson about giving.
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The Mystery of the Lost Dog Tag

How did a World War II dog tag with Wake Forest ties turn up in Texas decades later?
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Hot spot of the Cold War

Vern Pike ('58) recalls life, death and freedom at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie.
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‘The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air’

Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) can still recall the fear he felt as a young ensign aboard a destroyer escort off Iwo Jima.
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Portraits of Pro Humanitate-3

From quiet acts in meeting an immediate need to large leaps of faith in founding nonprofits, members of the Wake Forest community prove the spirit of our motto is alive in the world.
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