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100-year-old Henrico veteran reflects on missions during WWII: 'The memories are still there'

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Music has a way of taking us back. The melody of Dan Dorchak’s family heirloom melts away the years.

“I guess I was about 7 years old. My dad taught me,” says Dan. “It meant a lot to me when I was playing with it. I loved playing with my dad.”

A century old concertina as old as the man playing.

“This was our entertainment. This really was,” says Dan.

But this would not be the only instrument the musician from Henrico would master.

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