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Rotary Club to honor WWII veterans

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Nov 10, 2011

The Rotary Club of South Gwinnett will honor about 40 World War II veterans at luncheon at noon Friday at the Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place, 1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. U.S. Army Col. Robert Young, deputy chief of staff for strategic relocation, will speak at the event.

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