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SPORTS
The Sporting Scene
Commending the realistic Marines who welcome athletes not for publicity pets but to fight and die for their country
July
1
1942
HERB GRAFFIS
The Sporting Scene
HERB GRAFFIS
July
1
1942
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SPORTS
The Sporting Scene
Commending the realistic Marines who welcome athletes not for publicity pets but to fight and die for their country
July
1
1942
HERB GRAFFIS
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