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When the Tragedy of Two Marines Killed In a Crash Becomes a Nightmare

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Two widows fight on to clear their husbands’ names 12 years after they died in a military plane crash.

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Twelve years ago, Connie Gruber received news that every wife of an armed serviceman dreads.

“I was at home with the baby and my mom and it was around 3 a.m.,

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