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You...And You And You May Kiss The Bride

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Gil Sandler

Published May 16, 2014 at 7:30 AM EDT

During WWII, Baltimore's Penn Station was a busy, frenetic point of arrival and departure for thousands of servicemen and women. The station had a lot going on within it - including perhaps what was the first wedding ever to be performed in a railroad station. A lot of soldiers and sailors got to kiss the bride!

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Gil Sandler was born and raised in Baltimore -- a circumstance he considers fortunate and one he does not want you to forget. He attended public school (P.S. #59, Garrison Junior High, Baltimore City College, Class of 1941) and then served in the United States Navy.

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