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GR Asia Pacific Festival

By Shelley Irwin
Published June 8, 2022 at 12:25 PM EDT
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This Saturday, WW2 Veteran Virgil Westgate will be honored as part of the GR Asia Pacific Festival. Virgil passed this year at 104, but his story stays alive. We talk to Historian Jen Tompkins about his legacy.

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Shelley Irwin
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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