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Civil War veteran receives long overdue honor 

It took 135 years for Army Private Sandy Wills to get the final salute he deserved after being buried in an unmarked grave. NewsdayTV’s Virginia Huie reports.  Credit: Anthony Florio; Photo credit: Courtesy Library of Congress; Cheryl Wills

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