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Barb West Moore holds a picture of her parents, Oliver and Gale West, who wrote love letters to each other during World War II.

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Gale and Oliver West were young sweethearts during World War II. Their love story began with letters they sent each other while he was stationed in Hawaii.

Courtesy of Barb West Moore

Gale and Oliver West enjoyed a dance together during a family wedding in the late 1980s.

Za’Layah Edwards pushes the ball up court during a recent home game.

Za’Layah Edwards following surgery to insert a bracket in her knee to slow leg growth

Courtesy of Shatavia Edwards

Za’Layah Edwards poses for a picture with Chartiers-Houston girls basketball coach Laura Montecalvo.

Courtesy of Shatavia Edwards

Za’Layah Edwards is a point guard for Chartiers-Houston. She plays despite being born with no fibulas and with clubfeet.

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In this file photo from 2015, Tim Chopp mans the cockpit of Spirit of Freedom, which will be featured along with Washington County Airport on Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown” at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Courtesy Kevin Sell

Trinity High School graduate Tim Chopp lands his C-54 plane, Spirit of Freedom, which is similar to the aircraft that crashed mysteriously in 1950.

Trinity graduate Tim Chopp lands his C-54 plane, Spirit of Freedom, which is similar to the aircraft that crashed mysteriously in 1950.

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Kathy Swihart finds “Jeep love” 365 days a year.

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Kathy Swihart takes advantage of an unseasonably warm February day to take the top off her Jeep Wrangler.

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Kathy Swihart’s Freedom Edition Wrangler pays tribute to the military members of her family, including her father, “Lewie,” for whom the Jeep is named.