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In Choctaw, fire victims try to cope with loss
BY KEN RAYMOND | Modified: April 11, 2009 at 10:21 am
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Published: April 11, 2009
Oklahoman
CHOCTAW — "I spent so much time playing in this yard,” Carrie Wertz said Friday, looking out on the Choctaw property her family has owned since before she was born.
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