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Final Salute: Duaine “Pinky” Pinkston

Farewell to a Hero World War II Veteran, Duaine “Pinky” Pinkston, a Medic with the 82nd Airborne, passed away last Saturday.  I interviewed Pinky earlier this year while he was staying in Tampa, Florida for the winter. His oral history interview was the centerpiece for my panel presentations this year at the Midwest World History Association annual conference and the …

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