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Forty by Eight

Season 1 • Episode 3

During WWII, the draft made heroes out of 18-year-old boys. That's exactly what happened for Purple Heart recipient Harold McMillan in his "miraculous story."

3 min|TV-PG|Premiered 08/21/2017

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