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10-229 Garand Picture of the Day - Operation Varsity
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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09-13-2010 12:55 PM
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A little more info – the subject of the photo is Jim Conboy of the 513HQ Company. He survived the war answering the final roll call in 2004. He lost a leg due to combat injuries.
11 page photo spread in the April 1945 issue of Life
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Thanks Mark,
I think that picture of Conboy personifies the Ameican airborne soldier of WWII.....Frank
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