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"WWII's 'Ghost Army' Honored with Congressional Gold Medal for Deceiving Nazis"

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Source: BBC.com
"WWII's 'Ghost Army' Honored with Congressional Gold Medal for Deceiving Nazis"
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The 'Ghost Army' veterans, a secretive US Army unit, were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal 80 years after their special effects efforts saved lives during World War Two. The group's creative contributions to the war were highlighted, as surviving veterans and their families shared their stories.

Topics:nationhistorymilitary#congressional-gold-medal#ghost-army#historymilitary#special-effects#us-army#world-war-two
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  1. The 'Ghost Army' veterans who fooled the Nazis in WW2  BBC.com
  2. At Long Last, a Gold Medal for America's World War II 'Ghost Army'  The New York Times
  3. WWII Ghost Army gets Congressional Gold Medal for fooling Nazis and saving lives  NPR
  4. Ghost Army members who deceived Nazis with battlefield ruses in WWII given Congressional Gold Medal  NBC News
  5. What was the Ghost Army?  The Hill

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