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Never again must our soldiers and sailors and marines--and other soldiers, sailors and marines--be compelled to fight from island to island as they are fighting so gallantly and so successfully today.
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Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt expresses the need to prevent future soldiers from enduring prolonged island-hopping campaigns in warfare.
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