June 14, 1943. “It Was Worth It, Abe.” … so that … “freedom … shall not perish from the earth …” A fighting Coast Guardsman, who gave his right arm in battle pays Memorial Day tribute at the Lincoln shrine in Washington, DC. He is Coast Guardsman Thomas Sortino (d.1977) of Chicago, who participated in the North African invasion. Photograph by U.S. Coast Guard.
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