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Men and women who fought and won this great conflict are now in their 90s or older; according to US Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 119,550 of the 16.1 million Americans who served in World War II are alive as of 2023.<\/p>\n

With less than 1 percent of the 16.1 million Americans who served during World War II still with us today, The National WWII Museum\u2019s mission to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world is more crucial than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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