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June West Brandt, 93, holds a photo displaying her brother, William Durham West Jr., who was killed in World War II, Aug. 27, 2025, in Richmond, Texas. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

DALLAS – In the decades since June West Brandt's older brother was killed in World War II, her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano has never been far from her mind. So she was delighted to discover he's also being remembered by a Dutch couple who regularly visit a marker for him at a Netherlands cemetery.

“It’s wonderful for me to know that someone is there,” said Brandt, 93, who lives near Houston.

Her introduction over the summer to Lisa and Guido Meijers came by way of a new initiative aiming to increase the

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