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Re: George Gordon Meade's Explanation

As hard as he was perceived to be, one of the better remarks attributed to George Patton in WWII. was his desire that his troops not be willing to die for their country, but to help the poor SOB on the other side to die for his. My late father in law was at Okinawa, and later toured Hiroshima just after the surrender. He was a life long fan of Harry Truman, being convinced, and rightly so, I think, that Harry had saved his life. Mr. Kuhl was an LST sailor, and would have nosed into Japan proper aas he did Okinawa, manning his 40mm AA gun. May he rest in peace. Stan

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