The story
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. The President proved to be a fascinated onlooker at the Army’s Jungle Training Unit, where soldiers are drilled in the intricacies of tropic combat. Colonel William Saffarana (wearing jungle suit), outlines the curriculum to the President as Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson, USA, listens. In the left foreground is Admiral William D. Leahy, USN. Late July 1944 Source National Archives
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