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He made several combat jumps during World War II, including into Normandy as part of D-Day.
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The youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat missions during World War II.
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Having hundred of combat missions in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam, he knew about making decisions in high-stress environments.
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After serving as a combat infantryman in Europe during World War II, he got a law degree and began his political career in Greenwich Village by winning a district leader race as a liberal Democratic reformer.
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In frigid Korea, we fought in combat boots and field jackets left over from World War II.
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Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindle.
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When the country entered World War II, Reagan joined the Army Air Corps, but he never saw combat.
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