Harry was decorated in that war for wounds received in action, but that's not all.
10 seconds sound clip from the They Shoot Horses, Don't They? movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:52 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Thank you, folks. That's very generous.
- You could all see that Harry used to be in the U.S. Navy. But something you can't see...
- I'd like to be serious for a moment, folks, if you'll permit me.
- Harry Klein is one of those brave young men who sailed off to beat the Kaiser.
- That's right, a veteran of the Great War. And let's hope there'll never be another.
- Harry was decorated in that war for wounds received in action, but that's not all.
- And here he is fighting another kind of war and fighting to win.
- And I really mean that sincerely, folks, from the bottom of my heart.
- I should've learned how to tap dance.
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