This photo essay follows Matt Coplan, former US Navy and Vietnam War Veteran, as he visits a World War II museum in Fort Lauderdale. Coplan commemorates those who fought before he committed to serve. Follow along to see Coplan revisiting his comrades’ pasts.
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