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Manny Sorge: We boosted our draft

Manny Sorge was a street kid who was getting into trouble at home so he went to the Army and cut a deal.  He’d serve two years if they called him up early…

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Participants

  • Albert Fink (3)
  • Alice Schweitzer (3)
  • Andrew Chrysanthis (3)
  • Angel Mattola (4)
  • Angela Sorge (3)
  • Ann Brattner (1)
  • Ann Coyle (3)
  • Beatrice Greenberg (8)
  • Dave Figman (3)
  • Elliot Kistenberg (2)
  • Emily Holtzer (4)
  • Ethel Weinberg (4)
  • Fran Stein (2)
  • Harriet Solomon (4)
  • Hilda Baxt (6)
  • Ilene Shapiro (2)
  • Irving Feuer (7)
  • Irwin Cohen (3)
  • Jacqueline D. Goldman (2)
  • Jerry Rubin (2)
  • Leo Gerber (4)
  • Louise Jaffe Gerber (4)
  • Manny Sorge (8)
  • Melvin Levy (4)
  • Michelle Bouganem (3)
  • Milly Barnathan (5)
  • Miriam Kende (2)
  • Mozelle Sammell (2)
  • Rita Biamonte (5)
  • Sam Negrin (1)
  • Sandy Leiter (2)
  • Sheila Newman (5)
  • Sheldon Silverstein (2)
  • Shirley Zacot (1)
  • Simona Sperling (5)
  • So Mui Wong — "Susan" (2)
  • Stephanie Stone (3)
  • Tat Ng — "Frankie" (1)
  • Vito DelGiorno (4)

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