‘The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.’ — Vince Lombardi (1913–1970)
Prepping for a battle to come, aviation ordnancemen load the .50-caliber machine guns of a Vought F4U Corsair at a Pacific base, c. 1944–45.
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