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1945年4月12日星期四傍晚,我和妻子正在西点军校家中的阳台上休息。那天,风和日丽,这样的天气在春季里如此早地来到赫德森河谷,是少有的。突然,从二楼一扇开着的窗子里传来我们孩子的叫喊声:“妈妈,爸爸,罗斯福死了!”当时他正在收听广播。这一消息使我们惊呆了,直愣愣地坐在那里,一句话也说不出来。最后,还是妻子先开了口。她说:“你得考虑如何安排总统的葬礼。”作为美国军校学员军训团的作战训练指挥官助理,我负责所有的学员典礼以及军训计划的制定和协调。
On the afternoon of Thursday, April 12, 1945, my wife and I were resting on the balcony in the West Point home. That day, the wind was sunny, so the weather came to the Hudson Valley so early in the spring, is rare. Suddenly, the cry of our children came from an open window on the second floor: “Mom, dad, Roosevelt died!” He was listening to the radio. This news made us shocked, straight Leng Leng sat there, a word can not tell. Finally, the wife opened his mouth first. “You have to think about how to arrange for the president’s funeral.” As an assistant to combat training commanders for the Military Forces of the U.S. Cadet Corps, I am responsible for the development and coordination of all student ceremonies and military training programs.