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Posted on: August 22, 2014

[ARCHIVED] George Stout: WW2 Monuments Men from Winterset Iowa

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Do you want to know the history behind the movie "The Monuments Men"? Then join us on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd at 6pm at the Newton Public Library for a presentation on George Strout, a Monuments Man from Winterset Iowa. George Clooney's character in "The Monuments Men" was loosely based off of George Strout. Learn about George Stout's role in WW2 and the other men- and one woman, Rose Valland- of the real-life "Monuments Men"!

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