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Texans Bragging War Debate Sparks Letters From Soldiers
A Globe News debate on Texan pride triggers letters from soldiers at Amarillo Field and civilians. Texans defend pride as proof of contributions to WW II, while outsiders and non Texans question and contextualize. An anonymous Yankee tale about Appomattox is shared amid the exchange.
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Guadalcanal
New Britain
Amarillo Field
Globe News
Milford
Kansas
Minnesota
Washington
Texas
the Alamo
Marvin Rath
John R. Bowman
Jack Milford
Pearl Harbor
O. K
Amarillo
Jay Pietzsch
Ellington Field
Appomatox
Lee
General Grant
Grant
USO
Sgt. New Yorker
Pfc
Joe M. LaMantia
Tss
MacArthur
Patton
California
Brooklyn
West Coast
B. B. Robbins
North
Cleveland Street
OPA
North Pole
Amarillo Air Field
Tommy Reager
Virgil Reager
Madison Street
Jimmie Frank Hobbs
Jim Hobbs
North Grant Street