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"You just went for the fun of it"

A grandmother living in Scotland is one of the last remaining people to witness Jesse Owen's heroics at the 1936 Olympic Games.
92-year-old Hildegard Fraser, was celebrating her 13th birthday on the day she joined the 1000-strong gymnastic display team who was part of the closing ceremony of Hitler's Olympic games.

She has her own view about if Hitler did avoid congratulating Owens:

Photo Credit: Patsy McKenzie Fraser

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