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This year has been marked with several events and celebrations in both Europe and the United States commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the Spanish Civil War. My uncle, Barton Carter, at the age of 21, left Williams College in Massachusetts for Spain in 1936 to volunteer his services, first as a truck driver, then as the administrator of several orphanages in Catalonia, and finally as a member of the International Brigade. Thirty-five thousand young recruits from several countries including France,…..

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