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TIL that Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was the only General to storm the beaches of Normandy in the first wave. He walked the beach with his cane, waiving his pistol, and rallied the troops. He would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on Utah Beach.

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