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Manny Brown Manny Brown

Manny Brown

Berson, Manny M.19th: 04/05/45 Pfc36692231 Died of Wound

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Sandra Morris Sandra Morris

Sandra Morris

I was in high school the day I packed three dollars into an envelope…

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Mary Loretta Kelly Mary Loretta Kelly

Mary Loretta Kelly

One of my favorite places in Los Angeles to visit is the private Getty Museum.

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Ina Chadwick Ina Chadwick

Ina Chadwick

Once upon a time, my sister and I sat for a portrait.

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Loree Sandler Loree Sandler

Loree Sandler

When I was very young, a cousin invited me to pick a stuffed animal…

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Sarah Mirkin Sarah Mirkin

Sarah Mirkin

In 2007 my husband Bernard and I travelled to Burma (Myanmar)…

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William Anthony William Anthony

William Anthony

Years ago, I sketched a goldfish I’d bought for our daughters…

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David Rich David Rich

David Rich

My grandmother, Nani we called her, told me these were really my shoes…

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Phyllis Nutkis Phyllis Nutkis

Phyllis Nutkis

Occasionally, when I was a kid, my mother would mention a favorite toy she’d had…

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Candi Glicken Candi Glicken

Candi Glicken

When Mom inherited her grandmother's special set of china…

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Jenny Grosvenor Jenny Grosvenor

Jenny Grosvenor

“I need to leave so you know you can survive on your own,” my dad used to say….

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Thylias Moss Thylias Moss

Thylias Moss

The owner of the first house I lived in was a Jewish man named Mr. Arnstein….

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