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Major League Baseball sacrificed during World War II
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Before Yankees career, Navy gunner Yogi Berra was part of D-Day invasion
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Yogi Berra, MLB Icon and War Hero, Was One of Sports' Most Unforgettable, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Sports Heroes Who Served: From D-Day Vet to Baseball Legend > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
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Yogi Berra's baseball career went well beyond funny quotes
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Lawrence Yogi Berra: All-Time Great - VA News
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Yogi Berra: the man behind baseball's greatest catchphrases, Baseball
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Yogi Berra – Society for American Baseball Research
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Yogi Berra, baseball legend, 1925-2015
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Yogi Berra: much more than baseball's accidental comedian