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Remembering Rosie the Newfoundland 5 Years after she was shot, killed
by Ralph Nichols A tranquil November Sunday in Des Moines five years ago was shattered when a gentle Newfoundland named Rosie was murdered in a neighborhood backyard by two local […]
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Local B-17 Bombardier Recalls ‘Wing and a Prayer’ Mission on the All American
By Ralph Nichols “Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer” was a popular – sometimes all too real – saying in World War II. But this riveting phrase didn’t […]
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World War II Fighter Pilot Recalls Dangers Escorting Allied Bombers
by Ralph Nichols, with photos by Michael Brunk “It was a lot of fun until they started shooting at us.” So quipped John Hauff, a World War II veteran of […]