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Jul 2025
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Chutes Over Normandy: When Ogden High's ...

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Send a text The sacrifice of our hometown heroes often becomes lost in the broader narrative of world-changing events. Today, we resurrect the memory of Sergeant Carl Yarrington, an Ogden native whose brief but impactful life ended on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. Carl's story embodies the quintessential American journey from small-town promise to b ... Show More
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