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FDR: The fighting New Zealanders from the far South Pacific, the courageous French and the French Moroccans, the South…

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The fighting New Zealanders from the far South Pacific, the courageous French and the French Moroccans, the South Africans, the Poles and the East Indians--all of them fought with us on the bloody approaches to the city of Rome.
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In this quote, Roosevelt honors the diverse nations that fought alongside the Allies in the battle for Rome.

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