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From Here to Eternity

As the nation marks another Veterans Day with gays still barred from serving openly, Kaylie Jones, daughter of From Here to Eternity author James Jones, reveals that a major gay sex storyline was cut from her father’s famed novel. Plus, view the original manuscript.

Published Nov. 10 2009 7:21AM EST

galleries/2009/11/10/from-here-to-eternity/here-to-eternity-1_obgc9y — University of Illinois in Urbana, Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library

galleries/2009/11/10/from-here-to-eternity/here-to-eternity-1_aaza68 — University of Illinois in Urbana, Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library

galleries/2009/11/10/from-here-to-eternity/here-to-eternity-2_omufpz — University of Illinois in Urbana, Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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