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Saturday, October 24, 2009

This gives me the horn


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The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, began today, in 1944.

Posted via email from Garth's posterous

Posted by Garth Godsman at 5:53 AM
Labels: Battle of Leyte Gulf, military history, Second World War

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