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Military seal ring of Battery D

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Military seal ring of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, National Guard.

After being promoted to captain, Truman took command of Battery D on July 11, 1918. The unit had such a bad reputation that Truman admitted years later that he was so scared the first time he spoke to the unit, he couldn't say a word. The men of Battery D came to respect Truman through his fair and even-handed leadership. They later became his greatest political supporters after the war.

 
Handmade cat placecard for Miss Wallace.

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The Saber Dancers at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Credit: Truman Library.

Did You Know?
Truman chose to fight the Cold War by rebuilding the West’s defenses to surpass that of the Soviet world, and of meeting each Communist challenge quickly and unequivocally.
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