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There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

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William Halsey
Age: 76 †
Born: 1882
Born: October 30
Died: 1959
Died: August 20
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
William Frederick Halsey
Jr.
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