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WWII veterans to receive Congressional Gold Medal for their role in 'Ghost Army'

Published March 21, 2024 at 7:20 AM EDT

The unit was made up of actors, directors, costume designers, prop makers and sound engineers who tricked the Nazis into believing Allied forces were bigger and in locations they really weren't.

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