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WWII Patriotism:
8406-08 Georgia Avenue as it looked in 1943. "Back the Attack" was a WWII victory exhibit sponsored by The Washington Post and held on the grounds of the Washington Monument. the sign in the window of Frank L. Hewitt's Citizens Building and Loan Association features a quote by General Dwight D. Eisenhower that reads "We are playing in the big leagues. You can't hit a home run by bunting. You have to step up there and take your cut at the ball." The analogy referred to the all-out Allied invasion of Italy on September 3, 1943, rather than individual attacks on "stepping stones" such as Sardinia, Corsita, or Crete. |