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He was 15 when he took his brother's draft card and went to WWII | My American Story
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2:05Now PlayingShayne's grandfather grew up during the Great Depression and left school in eighth grade to work in the coal mines. By 15 or 16, Shane said he took his brother's draft card and enlisted.
"My grandfather really would give the shirt off his back to help his family," he explained. "What I have, what I'm passing along to my kids ... is all because of his hard work and his sacrifice," he added.
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