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Ralph Nevy – postcards to (and from) the war in Libya

The Italian-Turkish War Ralph Nevy returned to Italy from the United States in order to serve his time in the Italian military. He signed up for the Alpini, an elite mountain warfare corps of the Italian Army. In 1911-1912 Alpini regiments, including Ralph's, were sent to Libya to fight in the war against the Ottoman Empire, which was then [...]

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Nonnie goes through the Family Photo Album

This might have been in 1990 or 1991 when Bill and Viola Nevy Orsinger, with their daughter Barbara and grand-daughter Kristin visited Nonnie at her home in Cumberland. Bill, who at the time was an avid videographer, videotaped the weekend visit. Part of the documentation was to hear Nonnie's stories and to get them on video. This video is [...]

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