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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t see the whole speech. Did Trump mention the U.S. Army’s great victories at Vicksburg (on July 4) and Gettysburg and Sherman’s Georgia campaign? Those really did advance freedom. [/quote]

I joked about whether Trump cited any victories against the enemies of freedom during the Civil War, but I see in the transcript that in the Navy history he said "In the Battle of Mobile Bay, Admiral David Farragut lashed himself to the rigging of his flagship to see beyond the cannon smoke, crying, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,” and in the Army history he said that "At Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg, our soldiers gave the last full measure of devotion for the true unity of our nation and the freedom of all Americans."

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"...gave the last full measure of devotion" is from the Gettysburg Address. I'm guessing the services each wrote their own historical greatest hits summary and the White House inserted them into the speech.  [/quote]

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