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ORDagnabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-11-09 11:37 AM
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Happy Veterans Day... and if you get a chance read a great book written by the most decorated Marine
in US History. Major General Smedley Darlington Butler. Its called war is a racket. Read more about General Butler here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler and about his book here. http://en.wiki...pedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket and if you want to buy it..... http://www.amazon.com/War-Racket-Antiwar-Americas-Decorated/dp/0922915865
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-11-09 11:40 AM
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1. The Smedley D. Butler Brigade is a chapter of Veterans For Peace in Boston
Our web site --> http://smedleyvfp.org/
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Ernesto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-11-09 12:20 PM
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3. Wow!
Thanks for that link! Trust me, I'll be passing it on, & on, & on.
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conscious evolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-11-09 11:41 AM
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2. Required reading,imo.
A TRUE American hero.
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ORDagnabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-11-09 01:11 PM
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4. wish it was in every schools required reading list
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