One-in-a-million chance
Around The Valley, Features
September 23, 2025
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One-in-a-million chance

It was August 2023, and we made the decision to go to Pilsen for the 2025 Liberation Festival. It would also coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, V-E Day. We began telling friends and relatives about our plans to go to Pilsen. Some said, “Yeah right,” while others said, “for what,” and a few said, “Oh, that’s nice.” Everyone knew that I did not fly.

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