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Remembering a hometown hero: Doris Miller

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By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson This month — on Wednesday, Sept. 2 — will mark the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender during World War II.

Dozens of veterans will gather together at Pearl Harbor onboard the U.S.S. Missouri, where the original surrender took place, to honor the lives of those we have since lost, celebrate the lives of those who are still here, and to remind us of the tragedy and sacrifice associated with war.

One such case of sacrifice is a Waco native who was stationed aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Not a man among the leadership ranks or on the front lines, but one relegated to the depths of the ship, tasked with preparing meals for his fellow sailors solely because of the color

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