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Real-life Rosie the Riveter on receiving Congressional Gold Medal: "Only took us 80 years"

Mae Krier of Levittown, Pennsylvania went to build planes for Boeing during World War II. Since then, she's lobbied for the efforts of real-life "Rosies" to be recognized. She recently accepted a Congressional Gold Medal, Jan Carabeo reports.
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