Growing Up
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Sam Hines talks about growing up in Minneapolis in 1941and the excitement of the service.
Sam Hines discusses the excitement of joining up and the opportunity to be somebody more exciting than the kid you were.
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Growing Up
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Sam Hines discusses the excitement of joining up and the opportunity to be somebody more exciting than the kid you were.
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