You have sons who at this very minute--this split second--may be fighting in New Guinea, or in the Aleutian Islands, or Guadalcanal, or Tunisia, or China, or protecting troop ships and supplies against submarines on the high seas.
Roosevelt illustrates the dangers faced by soldiers, connecting them to the miners' responsibilities at home.
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It is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization.
I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.
It has served as a link between the fighting man and his loved ones here at home.
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