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Along with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the president delivered remarks that, for the most part, stuck to a script rooted in scripture, stories of remarkable heroism, and thanks.
Trump also honored the 13 service members most recently killed in the ongoing war in Iran.
The two-story jewel of whimsy and obsession is called the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum.
It houses more than 9,000 handcrafted nutcrackers.
And presiding over it all is Arlene Wagner, who just celebrated her 101st birthday.
She says she's been collecting all manner of nutcrackers since 1976.
And in 1995, with a collection of 7,000, she and her husband thought it was time to share it with the public.
Wagner traces it back to the nutcracker she got when she ran a ballet company that was performing, well, you know.
She says what started out as a one-off acquisition snowballed into a legacy.
Vanessa Romo, NPR News, Leavenworth, Washington.
The two-story jewel of whimsy and obsession is called the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum.
It houses more than 9,000 handcrafted nutcrackers.
And presiding over it all is Arlene Wagner, who just celebrated her 101st birthday.
She says she's been collecting all manner of nutcrackers since 1976.
And in 1995, with a collection of 7,000, she and her husband thought it was time to share it with the public.
Wagner traces it back to the nutcracker she got when she ran a ballet company that was performing, well, you know.
She says what started out as a one-off acquisition snowballed into a legacy.
Vanessa Romo, NPR News, Leavenworth, Washington.
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