Kent County Veteran 'Still Serving' Community After Long Milita
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Eugenia "Gene" Thornton has a long history of service to her country; the Frederica resident joined the US Army during the Vietnam War. Gene not only continues to serve her fellow veterans, but al...
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FREDERICA, De. - Eugenia "Gene" Thornton has a long history of service to her country; the Frederica resident joined the US Army during the Vietnam War. "When I first joined, women were not really in the army, women were in the WAC Corp, the Women's Army
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