[Robert DeLong]

Harold John Avery Russel (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an American World War II veteran. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Source: Wikipedia: Harold Russell

I had watched the move quite recently (within the last year & thought I had remembered what was said either before or after the movie had played. I got lucky as I remembered correctly this time. 😋

[rlmorel]

I stand 100% corrected. I must have mixed him in my memory up with someone else. Thank you for setting that straight.