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STATENVILLE — A soldier who went to war as a teenager more than seven decades ago is finally coming home to South Georgia.
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STATENVILLE — A soldier who went to war as a teenager more than seven decades ago is finally coming home to South Georgia.
STATENVILLE — A soldier who went to war as a teenager more than seven decades ago is finally coming home to South Georgia.
Army Cpl. Dewey Edwards Rewis Jr. was a member of the 31st Regimental Combat Team of the 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War when his unit came under fire on Dec. 2, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
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