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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Nice photo.

I give you Commander Joseph Rochefort, the man who won the Battle of Midway before it was fought. He cracked the Imperial Japanese Navy code.

He was played by Hal Holbrook in the movie, Midway.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

325 posted on 07/03/2020 9:17:55 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

I’m reading “Joe Rochefort’s War” right now.


350 posted on 07/03/2020 10:00:00 PM PDT by pbear8 (the Lord is my light and my salvation)
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To: LonePalm
***He was played by Hal Holbrook in the movie, Midway***

Excellent! One of my favorite movies; thanks {even if he didn't take many baths! ;^) }

540 posted on 07/04/2020 12:29:43 PM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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