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1:53:01
we're going home
at last.

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That was the first varsity
baseball game ever played...

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between West Point
and the Naval Academy.

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Well, so much for
my baseball career...

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and for happy memories.
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And now will you...
excuse us, please?

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I've never seen
anything like it.

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The entire city's come out to celebrate
the return of America's greatest hero.

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Officials estimate from
seven- to ten-million people...

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are here on hand, and that
surpasses Lindbergh's...

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and Eisenhower's homecomings
put together.

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Schools are out.
The crowd is excited.

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The office workers are...
just have taken a holiday.

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Meanwhile,
in our nation's capital,

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the statement from the Joint
Chiefs of Staff said in part, quote:

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"It is fundamental
that all military commanders...

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"must be governed by our laws and
the constitutional guarantee...

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of civilian control
over the military. "

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When asked to comment,
President Truman said:

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People who think they're God are bound
to get into trouble sooner or later.

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You have to understand that the people of
this country are men and women of common sense,

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and whenever anybody gets too far out of line,
the people are gonna put him out of business.


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