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Ellen Levitsky Orkin, 92, left, and Dorothy Levitsky-Sinner, 95, sisters who served as nurses during World War II, attend a plaque dedication ceremony in their honor in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2012. Bolleville officials made the sisters honorary citizens for their work at a local hospital during the war. "We were just doing what we were told to do - our jobs," said Orkin, a former Army 1st lieutenant. Her sister was an Army 2nd lieutenant.

HONORING THE SISTERS

Ellen Levitsky Orkin, 92, left, and Dorothy Levitsky-Sinner, 95, sisters who served as nurses during World War II, attend a plaque dedication ceremony in their honor in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2012. Bolleville officials made the sisters honorary citizens for their work at a local hospital during the war. "We were just doing what we were told to do - our jobs," said Orkin, a former Army 1st lieutenant. Her sister was an Army 2nd lieutenant.

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