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Fort Vancouver visitors see behind scenes of WWII

Living history group sets up a model of an Army camp from the European Theater

By Dameon Pesanti, Columbian staff writer
Published: July 23, 2016, 8:22pm
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Christopher Miller, military memorabilia  collector and member of Living History Group NorthWest, stands in front a tent at the WWII Encampment display at Fort Vancouver on Saturday.
Christopher Miller, military memorabilia collector and member of Living History Group NorthWest, stands in front a tent at the WWII Encampment display at Fort Vancouver on Saturday. (Joseph Glode/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Visitors to the Fort Vancouver National Site had the opportunity to glimpse a defining moment of American history on Saturday.

Dressed as soldiers from the European Theater of World War II, members of the Living History Group Northwest set up camp and parked vehicles to give a small taste of what life was like about a mile behind the battle lines of Europe.

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