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War memorials

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Jimmy Vann was twice reported dead in World War II, and only after reading his own glowing obituary did he find his true calling: selling life insurance. Jimmy's son, Nolan, falls short of his father's expectations. With no war of …

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Jimmy Vann was twice reported dead in World War II, and only after reading his own glowing obituary did he find his true calling: selling life insurance. Jimmy's son, Nolan, falls short of his father's expectations. With no war of his own to reckon with, Nolan lives a life without gravity in the small southern town in which he grew up.

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"Jimmy Vann was twice reported dead in World War II, and only after reading his own glowing obituary did he find his true calling: selling life insurance. Jimmy's son, Nolan, …"

— Margaret

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