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The picture above is one in a series of photos in the Washington Post<\/a> as a tribute to Jewish veterans who mostly fought against the Nazis for the Soviet Union. The caption for this photo reads;<\/p>\n

Matvey Gershman, 90, of Ashkelon, Israel, joined the Red Army\u2019s air force in 1941. He was later transferred to the 5th Shock Army and fought mostly in Ukraine, after which he joined the 8th Guard Army and took part in the Battle of Berlin, including the famous fight for the Reichstag.<\/p>\n

Oded Balilty \/ AP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Soviets weren’t shy handing out bling, and these guys have it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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