Home for Wayward Elephants (James Rada, Jr. - F) replica buildings Having been a pre-war civilian

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Their contributions and history have remained unheralded in many ways

most remaining troops stacked their arms and accepted paroles allowing them to return home

Home for Wayward Elephants (James Rada, Jr. - F) replica buildings Having been a pre-war civilianA fire kills Jessie Parsons family and leaves her an orphan at age 13 during the Great Depression. The fire also leaves her both physically and emotionally scarred. Amid her struggles to adjust to life on a farm orphanage, she tries to help an elephant calf that has escaped from the circus. Jessie and the elephant bond as Jessie tries to care for the elephant. The calf is eventually returned to the circus, but Jessie discovers her love for animals