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Old 09-30-2009, 01:40 PM
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Double-O-Dave,

I never did meet Gen. Bradley, but attended his funeral at Fort Bliss, since I lived in El Paso at the time of his death. I understand that he died in NYC while dining at "21" with his wife. A short while after that, I bought an old wind-up portable army record player (painted olive drab) from his estate, including some 78 rpm records. He was reported to have played Reveille on it for his troops via loudspeakers in the early days. I still have it. Ike, Patton, and Bradley were my boyhood heroes when I was a kid during WWII.
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