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Old 04-16-2008, 00:11 AM   #1591 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
To Major General R.O. Barton ,from Brig.Gen.Theodore Roosevelt,regarding the D-day landings
I was also going to answer General Roosevelt but was busy taking care of my wife after cataract surgery.

His role was well played by Henry Fonda in "The Longest Day". He was not in good health but was a firm believer that his presence on the beach would be the right morale booster for his men.
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