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In his Coeur d'Alene home office and studio Dec. 16, Greg Chapleski shares memories from Christmas Eve 1945. He was only 3 when all nine of his uncles returned home from World War II, which Chapleski captured in a short piece he wrote, "A Christmas to Remember, 1945."

In his Coeur d'Alene home office and studio Dec. 16, Greg Chapleski shares memories from Christmas Eve 1945. He was only 3 when all nine of his uncles returned home from World War II, which Chapleski captured in a short piece he wrote, "A Christmas to Remember, 1945."

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Coeur d'Alene artist was 3 when nine uncles safely came home from WWII

"Uncle" was a strange concept to Greg Chapleski when he was a little boy. As a 3-year-old in 1945, he only really knew aunts and cousins. His uncles were stationed around the globe, fighting in World War II.