“We were in those dark early days of the war at the time, and the outcome was very much in question. Lake’s appearance at the event was a morale booster for civilians and servicemen alike. She was standing behind a microphone that sat on a table draped in the American flag.”

“We were in those dark early days of the war at the time, and the outcome was very much in question. Lake’s appearance at the event was a morale booster for civilians and servicemen alike. She was standing behind a microphone that sat on a table draped in the American flag.”

— Bobby Underwood