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Originally Posted by Charge 7
For my part, I love the man. Not because he was such a great war leader but because I wouldn't be here without him. Admiral Halsey made an inspection of the battle site where my father was gravely wounded (not at Leyte). He ordered that the three most seriously wounded Marines be loaded aboard his personal plane (all he could carry). My father was one of those three Marines. He wouldn't have made it otherwise.
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Thanks for the anecdote Charge 7 - its a gem of a story and a great little piece of history.
btw - I'd like to see something on the British in Afghanistan particularly the battles fought in the 1840s.