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A remarkable life: World War II veteran Ken Boyd reflects on his service and the sacrifice of so many in the Greatest Generation

When Ken Boyd was a little boy, growing up in McFarland, Wis., he’d look to the sky each time he heard an airplane. He’d even go so far as to climb atop the roof for a better view of airplanes doing aerobatics high above him. “I’d said, ‘Someday, I’m going to do that,’” recalled Boyd.

by Hillary Dickerson

hdickerson@galgazette.com

Posted 12/30/19

One day, Boyd remembers jumping in the car with his dad to go for a ride to meet up with the bootlegger. The duo passed a small airport, where people were paying to go on rides. Boyd’s dad …

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