C. ROBERT WEISFELD |
For the Washington County News
ABINGDON, Va. - Their portraits stare off the wall or from within cases, showing a range of emotion. A number of them look stalwart and stern, their jaws set. Others look jubilant while seeking adventure - the greatest adventure of their lives. Still others look callow and homesick. There’s no immediate way of telling how many of the homesick made it back, how many of the stalwart went down.
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