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December 26, 2024 9 mins

 A little girl, an innocent heart, and a group of soldiers searching for purpose—this is the story of Ruby Crane. A true story about how hero’s can appear.

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“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” ~ Khalil Gibran 

“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

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References for this episode:
Online References:
https://snapshotsofhistory.quora.com/From-the-age-of-3-years-old-Ruby-Crane-walked-blinded-soldiers-around-a-rehabilitation-centre-called-St-Dunstans-at-Brig

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/14v1j13/ruby_crane_c_1915/?rdt=43322

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256653779/ruby_alice-crane

https://repository.essex.ac.uk/26602/5/Little%20Rubys%20Hand%20agreed%20version%204-9-19.pdf

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/st-dunstans-hostel-blind-soldiers-sailors/

Attributions and Credits:
Music and Sound FX from PowerDirector 365 and freesound.com.
Images and video from Wikimedia Commons, iStock, Getty, and generated with AI as noted in video. 

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