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StoryCorps Shorts: Like Brothers
Growing up as the youngest in a tight-knit family, Barry Romo wasn’t much older than his niece and nephews. He was especially close with his nephew, Robert, who everyone called Bobby. They came of age during the Vietnam War. Barry remembers his nephew who served in his brigade and died in action.
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