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Sep 2024
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EXTRA: A Gentleman and a Gentle Man

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Cynthia Alvarez fell in love with Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray. She was a peace activist, he was a proud veteran, and the two didn't always see eye to eye. But they agreed to love each other.

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