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Guest columnist William Lambers: Thanksgiving tradition fighting hunger more important than ever

It was Thanksgiving in 1946 and the celebration took place as far away as Germany, which was in ruins after World War II. The U.S. Women’s Army Corps, stationed in Frankfurt, hosted 30 “wide-eyed” German children for a turkey dinner. The Chicago Tribune reported that after the dinner German kids were seen clutching oranges they […]

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