A Real Life 'Private Ryan'

When Major General Sherman Miles sent this condolence letter to Mary Campagnone, it appeared that the Army had lost count of the Massachusetts family's death toll. Bernard was her third son to die, not her "second great loss."

Condolences From The War Department
When Major General Sherman Miles sent this condolence letter to Mary Campagnone, it appeared that the Army had lost count of the Massachusetts family's death toll. Bernard was her third son to die, not her "second great loss."
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