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"Dear Babe... You tried to 'let me down easy.'...'Be careful,' you tell me. 'Take care.' I almost laughed out loud. We wouldn't want to see me hurt, would we?"

Resolution
Two days later, Leon charged a North Korean machine gun nest on his own initiative and was killed in action.

Leon (last name and identifying details withheld by request); Date: June 15, 1952


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