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# Lest We Forget

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## [A harrowing tale of survival](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-harrowing-tale-of-survival)

November 10, 2022

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## [Travelling the world fighting for good](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/travelling-the-world-fighting-for-good)

November 10, 2022

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## [A great love story: The Kleinbergs](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/a-great-love-story-the-kleinbergs)

June 22, 2020

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## [Finding happily ever after](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/finding-happily-ever-after)

November 11, 2016

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## [35 years on the ground](https://blog.aspiralife.ca/lestweforget/35-years-on-the-ground)

 Nov 11, 2016

The siren wailed, breaking the night’s calm. Quartermaster Sergeant John Stringer assembled with the rest of the crew. One of the ships in their convoy had been hit with a German torpedo, and there was no telling how many U-boats were below them. ...

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