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In my Tennessee hometown, you'll see a change jar at nearly every convenience store counter, collecting funds to help a family with a sick child. When this topic comes up, I've overheard or been part of many conversations that go like this.
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A native Englishwoman and member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Barbara Saks spent WWII working in Intelligence at Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom's main top-secret codebreaking establishment. During the Blitz, German pilots bombed her house, leaving only a skeleton frame. Barbara came to America in 1946 to be with her husband.
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