Wayne Miller's exhaustively researched, novel-like account of Walt Lillehei, a restless, hard-living surgeon who as a young man survived World War II and a deadly case of lymphatic cancer.

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Wayne Miller's exhaustively researched, novel-like account of Walt Lillehei, a restless, hard-living surgeon who as a young man had survived World War II and a deadly case of lymphatic cancer.

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Ms Geeson's body was found by a man walking in a wooded area of the World War II American Military Cemetery in Madingley.

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Barrowman's character is a mysterious, immortal man from the 51st century who adopted the identity of a World War II Royal Air Force pilot and ultimately ended up protecting mankind with the help of a secretive alien-hunting team of Earthlings.

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And now I ask every man and woman who saw and lived World War II, every member of that generation, to please rise, as you are able, and receive the thanks of our great nation.

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For a man who saw his parents' original small variety store torched by looters at the end of World War II, Sy has come a long way, thriving in the midst of the often volatile Philippines.

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This man's conduct that day gained him the Medal of Honor, one of 464 awarded for actions in World War II.

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Police investigating the murder of a 90-year-old World War II veteran in south London are looking for a homeless man as a potential witness.

BBC: Homeless man sought over Camberwell war veteran murder