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American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920

From the battlefields of France


Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
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General J. J. Pershing. A patriotic appeal to all Americans recorded on the battlefield in France, "Three thousand miles from home, the Army asks your unshrinking support..."

This recording has been reproduced by the Library of Congress through the generosity of the family of Guy Golterman, and with the cooperation of CBS-Sony Records and the Recording Industry Association of America.

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"From the Battlefields of France" [1]

Three thousand miles from home, an American army is fighting for you. Everything you hold worthwhile is at stake. Only the hardest blows can win against the enemy we are fighting. Invoking the spirit of our forefathers, the army asks your unflinching support, to the end that the high ideals for which America stands may endure upon the earth.

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