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George W. Bush: Woody said he volunteered for Korea because 'somebody had to teach those kids how to fight.'

On the recordMarch 2, 2008
Woody said he volunteered for Korea because 'somebody had to teach those kids how to fight.'
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on Presenting Posthumously the Congressional Medal of Honor to Woodrow W. Keeble

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