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A-24 * THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C.SUNDAY. JULY f. 1051Collins and Truman Praise 25th Division At Re.union HereGen. Collins. Army chief of staff, last night paid tribute to the veterans who fought under his command through the Solomons campaign in World War II.The general told the 25th Infantry Division Association at its} second reunion at the Hotel Stat-J ler that the Air Force. Navy and; Marines seem to have a more glamorous existence. While not detracting from the others, he said:-The Army needs more guts, more vitality, more real American blood than any other branch of the service. Our great division is fighting now in Korea with the same teamwork it showed duringWorld War II. something of whichall of us in America can well be proud.”Truman Is Surprise Visitor.Gen. Collins, who commanded! the 25th Division in the early’ part of World War II, yesterday mornmg introduced President Truman to the reunion. The Chief
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Evening Star
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sun, Jul 08, 1951
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