We are shocked by the almost incredible eyewitness stories that come to us, stories of what is happening at this moment to the civilian populations of Norway and Holland and Belgium and Luxembourg and France.
FDR: “We are shocked by the almost incredible eyewitness stories that come to us, stories of what is happening at this moment…”
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Roosevelt expresses shock at the suffering of civilians in war-torn Europe, highlighting the humanitarian crisis.
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