Flaunt Weeekly Wounded WWII veteran in Scranton, Pa., leads orchestra at age 99 Gene Passarella went to war as a teenager, but his Army career ended with an injury that eventually earned him a Purple Heart. He’s better known in his hometown of Scranton for his music.
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Wounded WWII veteran in Scranton, Pa., leads orchestra at age 99
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Gene Passarella went to war as a teenager, but his Army career ended with an injury that eventually earned him a Purple Heart. He’s better known in his hometown of Scranton for his music.
