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WWII Twins Ludwig and Julius Pieper, Who Died by Each Other’s Side, are Finally Buried Side by Side

A high school history project led to their reunion in the Normandy American Cemetery in France 74 years after their deaths
Posted on August 3, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

In 2016, when Vanessa Taylor, then a high school sophomore in Ainsworth, Nebraska, took on a history project, she and her teacher Nichole Flynn had no idea they were about to shape history as well. As part of National History Day’s Normandy Institute program, … Continue reading →

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