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Ghered t Toy's "Uncle Sam Wlons grave are (from l o .) h autho, Mo!Neil Kellehe a Bo Sou Edwld A. ahe Rp Leo OBrien d Joeph omat

ngla harater like Sael Wls,on to entalize our hopes an belefs.

Tis orter wring n he Nw Yoke aze of April 2 959 sai tthe symbol of "Vnde Sam not te reareof a artoon pen' bt e resul of theevolution of te Amean Dram as ex pesse in he lfe sto of one of the mostrepresentatie of a Americns Unle SaWilon born in Ol Menotomy (now Alnon) Masausett Septer 13 766 d,wo e n roy New Yor on Jy 54

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By te begnng of the ar of 82 Same Wlson a taken root n roy an beame own for h honey an ommonsene, wieldng geat nence for good. ta er man wt a ntcracker face e

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beg\n a metpacking bne was ae nspetor of provsons for he Army of ewYok New ers A gop of toheae by Goernor eorge D ompin ie s plant roy an aske what thenta US on the barrels of meat oofo A worman rele that the E' soofor lbert nerson a ontator aejokgly that the US ally abbreiaonor ne ates oo fo "nceSam Wlson.

e alluon agh o an spea apyfor am Wilon was popular He epomzethe plan Ameca wth a eotion to one elfreliance a passion for jce forhmself an al men he step fro hs to meronaton of our contry by an Une Sam was a logal sequene enlymerca ha a ehboo symbol a esent of Yankee Doole n nepew oroer Jonahan

Faual omente proof of this faorte on of ew York an ssahsetts enge uthnc pogno of o naona y

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