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To Donald Trump, My Grandfathers Narrowly Avoided Being 'Suckers'

To Donald Trump, My Grandfathers Narrowly Avoided Being 'Suckers'

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Nick Rafter
Sep 04, 2020
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World War II veterans and totally not suckers Frank Rafter, left, and Domenick Del Prete, right, who were both nearly killed in World War II. Their blood still runs through my veins.

Francis "Frank" Rafter was blown off an ammunition ship - probably hit by a German torpedo and then covered up by the U.S. government - off the coast of New Jersey, in Janua…

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