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“I had the boys of Company 'C' write down what they wanted for Christmas—where can we get 250 blondes?”
December
1
1942
“I had the boys of Company 'C' write down what they wanted for Christmas—where can we get 250 blondes?”
December
1
1942
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“I had the boys of Company 'C' write down what they wanted for Christmas—where can we get 250 blondes?”
December
1
1942
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