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Paying Attention To A Forgotten Navy Pig's Plaque

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King Neptune, a 700-pound pig who lived on a southern Illinois farm, was used as a gimmick by a Navy recruiter to help raise funds during World War II. (Courtesy of The Collection of Union County Historical and Genealogy Society: Cobden, Ill.)
King Neptune, a 700-pound pig who lived on a southern Illinois farm, was used as a gimmick by a Navy recruiter to help raise funds during World War II. (Courtesy of The Collection of Union County Historical and Genealogy Society: Cobden, Ill.)

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