Talk:The boys of Pointe du Hoc

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... that when delivering his "The boys of Pointe du Hoc" speech on the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Ronald Reagan addressed 62 veteran service members present on D-Day?

Source: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-ronald-reagan-taught-me-my-most-unforgettable-political-lesson/

ALT1: ... that 62 veteran service members where present when Ronald Reagan delivered his "The boys of Pointe du Hoc" speech on the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings? Source: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-ronald-reagan-taught-me-my-most-unforgettable-political-lesson/
ALT2: ... that Peggy Noonan got the line for Ronald Reagan's "The boys of Pointe du Hoc" speech from book The Boys of Summer about the Brooklyn Dodgers? Source: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-emotional-day-when-regan-delivered-his-normandy-speech/
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Comment: Trying to include the 62 and the link to Reagan in the hook while avoiding clunky writing, open to re-writes.
Comment: Included a less politically motivated-sounding hook. I'm okay with the second route. microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 19:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to mainspace by MicrobiologyMarcus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 20:45, 2 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]