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Gillespie Montgomery: If you saw all the white crosses, at the different American cemeteries, you realize war is really devastating, and if…

On the recordJune 8, 1994
If you saw all the white crosses, at the different American cemeteries, you realize war is really devastating, and if you also realize that those young men buried under those crosses were 18 and 19 years old, young men who really had just started in life.
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Gillespie Montgomery
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the impact of war during a report on D-day ceremonies.

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