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A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum .

At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows more than most about survival.

So did her husband, Dean Darrow. The pair met while she was caring for him at Mare Island Naval Hospital in California in 1942.

WORLD WAR II VETERAN TURNS 100, REVEALS THE SECRETS OF A LONG, HEALTHY LIFE

The young sailor had survived the deadly attack on the USS West Virginia on Dec. 7, 1941. That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service. One hundred and six people were killed in the attack.

While Darrow survived the actual bombing, he was shot as he

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