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Posted: 8/18/2015 12:38:18 PM EDT
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel, joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967 and was a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit.
In stark contrast to . . . 
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Posted: 8/18/2015 12:42:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat horseshit has been disproven so many times I'm not going to bother. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 12:54:59 PM EDT
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We don't have a draft now. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Better question is to name a modern celebrity that served. Many, many served in WWII. Even a few in Viet Nam. How many with currently recognizeable names or faces served even a single term? We don't have a draft now. So you're saying modern day service in the all volunteer force is more of a personal sacrifice than in the past? |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 12:55:46 PM EDT
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Montel Williams
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:05:44 PM EDT
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KING GEORGE!!!!
George Strait served in the Army. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:06:45 PM EDT
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Captain Kangaroo and Mr Greenjeans
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:08:27 PM EDT
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Name the only two U.S. Presidents since WWII who did not serve in the military. 
slick willie and the zero |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:24:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:31:30 PM EDT
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Jacques Pepin was the personal cook for De Gaulle while in the French military. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If we extend it to foreign militarys, Julia Childs worked for the OSS and doctor Ruth was an IDF sniper. I am good friends with the guy he served with, Jean Claude Surzdak and have met Jacques a few times |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:32:43 PM EDT
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W loves this country, I have no doubt. Whether he "served", is a little hazy for me. I went to war with him, so, it really doesn't matter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Name the only two U.S. Presidents since WWII who did not serve in the military.
Obumer and Clinton. Easy. Isn't that kind of a trick question? I mean soldiers and sailors have to salute the CIC, and he's the head of the military. I dunno. W loves this country, I have no doubt. Whether he "served", is a little hazy for me. I went to war with him, so, it really doesn't matter. W flew F-101s in the Texas Air Nat'l Guard ..... only slightly less hazardous than demo'ing a Soviet fighter at an airshow. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:46:25 PM EDT
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John Ford
Glen Miller (mysterious disappearance) Desi Arnaz Eli Wallach George Kennedy (16 years) Victor McLaglen (British, Boar war, WW1) William Holden Hank Worden |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:47:50 PM EDT
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel, joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967 and was a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit. http://truthreturns.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bib-netanyah-speech.jpg In stark contrast to . . . https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20120422/bibi-02b.jpg His neighbor, King Abdullah of Jordan is pretty badass too... |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:48:07 PM EDT
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Robert Heinlein famous science fiction author, served in U.S. Navy.
Keith Laumer, famous science fiction writer, served in the U.S. Air Force before becoming a diplomat. Dean Paul Martin, son of Dean Martin, member of pop group Dino, Desi, and Billy, died in the crash of his California ANG F-4 Phantom. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:50:02 PM EDT
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The "like Kobayashi" "Randy here's gonna eat your dick" guy from Step Brothers (and others) is a Lieutenant Colonel or something in the Marine Corps Reserves
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:52:37 PM EDT
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Liz Carmouche Marines
Tim Kennedy Army Brian Stann Marines All ufc fighters |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:56:13 PM EDT
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Guy I used to work with years ago was stationed in Japan with Mel Tillis
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:58:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/18/2015 1:59:13 PM EDT
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Boxer Leon Spinks
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:02:30 PM EDT
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Although Eddie Albert has already been mentioned, his Wiki entry is pretty interesting.
"Prior to World War II, and before his film career, Albert had toured Mexico as a clown and high-wire artist with the Escalante Brothers Circus, but secretly worked for U.S. Army intelligence, photographing German U-boats in Mexican harbors.[7] On September 9, 1942, Albert enlisted in the United States Navy and was discharged in 1943 to accept an appointment as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his actions during the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943, when, as the pilot of a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft, he rescued 47 Marines who were stranded offshore (and supervised the rescue of 30 others), while under heavy enemy machine-gun fire." |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:10:25 PM EDT
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what I've learned from this thread:
When I was growing up, the people that I saw playing bad-asses on the tv and screen actually were badasses. Now? Not so much. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:19:02 PM EDT
[#21]
Roger Staubach and David Robinson were pro athletes who served in the navy after graduating from the Naval Academy (along with a few others).
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:28:06 PM EDT
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what I've learned from this thread: When I was growing up, the people that I saw playing bad-asses on the tv and screen actually were badasses. Now? Not so much. Buuuuut... what about Matt Damon, Ben Afleck, and Liam Neeson? Lemme answer my own "question"... 
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:31:27 PM EDT
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Dan Blocker died young right? Died on the table during heart surgery IIRC. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:32:32 PM EDT
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http://military.com/Data/MIB/Careers/Pics/trans_alda.jpg Alan Alda - Born Alphonso D'Abruzzo in New York City on Jan. 28, 1936
After high school, Alda entered Fordham University, where he studied both English and Theater. Alda joined the Army Reserve after graduating from Fordham. He completed the minimum six-month tour of duty as a gunnery officer during the Korean War. Not the Korean war if he was born in 36 and graduated from College.. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:35:31 PM EDT
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Not the Korean war if he was born in 36 and graduated from College.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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http://military.com/Data/MIB/Careers/Pics/trans_alda.jpg Alan Alda - Born Alphonso D'Abruzzo in New York City on Jan. 28, 1936
After high school, Alda entered Fordham University, where he studied both English and Theater. Alda joined the Army Reserve after graduating from Fordham. He completed the minimum six-month tour of duty as a gunnery officer during the Korean War. Not the Korean war if he was born in 36 and graduated from College.. 
The laser-etched face in the center of a large group of Korean War veterans, is Alan Alda! The memorial would not have been built without him. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:36:39 PM EDT
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http://military.com/Data/MIB/Careers/Pics/trans_alda.jpg Alan Alda - Born Alphonso D'Abruzzo in New York City on Jan. 28, 1936
After high school, Alda entered Fordham University, where he studied both English and Theater. Alda joined the Army Reserve after graduating from Fordham. He completed the minimum six-month tour of duty as a gunnery officer during the Korean War. Not the Korean war if he was born in 36 and graduated from College.. http://i.imgur.com/0neOENe.png He would have been 22 in 58, the usual age for graduating college. The Korean War ended in 53. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:40:24 PM EDT
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what I've learned from this thread: When I was growing up, the people that I saw playing bad-asses on the tv and screen actually were badasses. Now? Not so much. Like who? A tank doesn't make you a badass, not even close. Then again neither does playing one in a movie. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 2:42:03 PM EDT
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Author Kurt Vonnegut served in the US Army during WW2 and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a POW held in Dresden when it was firebombed. He and other POWs were required to help gather and dispose of the remains of the dead.
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Posted: 8/18/2015 4:14:44 PM EDT
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Tonight Show star Johnny Carson was a US Navy Ensign in WWII, serving as a communications office in the Pacific aboard the USS Pennsylvania.
His sidekick Ed McMahon was a USMC instructor pilot during WWII, training new fighter pilots. He was recalled to active duty in Korea and flew 85 combat mission, earning 6 Air Medals. McMahon retired from the USMC Reserves in 1966 as a Colonel. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 4:36:31 PM EDT
[#30]
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Stewart
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Posted: 8/18/2015 4:38:58 PM EDT
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Roger Staubach and David Robinson were pro athletes who served in the navy after graduating from the Naval Academy (along with a few others). Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chad Henning was an AF Academy grad and served as an A-10 pilot in Desert Storm. Met him several times when he was flying A-10s for the MD ANG and would come to McGuire to use the gunnery range at Coyle, NJ. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 4:40:01 PM EDT
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nobody has posted JFK?? seriously your all slipping, granted he was a democrat but still...
Ted Stevens, (former senator WWII),After graduating from high school in 1942, Stevens enrolled at Oregon State University to study engineering,[11] attending for a semester.[9] With World War II in progress, Stevens attempted to join the Navy and serve in Naval Aviation, but failed the vision exam. He corrected his vision through a course of prescribed eye exercises, and in 1943 he was accepted into an Army Air Force Air Cadet program at Montana State College.[9][11] After scoring near the top of an aptitude test for flight training, Stevens was transferred to preflight training in Santa Ana, California; and received his wings early in 1944. Stevens served in the China-Burma-India theater with the Fourteenth Air Force Transport Section, which supported the "Flying Tigers", from 1944 to 1946. He and other pilots in the transport section flew C-46 and C-47 transport planes, often without escort, mostly in support of Chinese units fighting the Japanese.[9] Stevens received the Distinguished Flying Cross for flying behind enemy lines, the Air Medal, and the Yuan Hai Medal awarded by the Chinese Nationalist government.[9][12] He was discharged from the Army Air Forces in March 1946.[9] who was framed for a felony, almost won an election afterward, had the felony expunged and the prosecutor censured by the DOJ and Obama Care passed while he wasn't elected) Don young( US Army , Congressman from Alaska, dude could run against Jesus and stand a fighting chance of winning). Dan Sullivan (US Alaska Senator). USMC Lt. Colonel, DMSM was his best award so looks like he never saw combat. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 4:50:38 PM EDT
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Mel Brooks
Drafted during WW II. Served as Combat Engineer clearing mines. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 5:04:11 PM EDT
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Kramer from Seinfeld Michael Richards
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Posted: 8/18/2015 5:45:47 PM EDT
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On drums, stage left, Mr. Mickey Hart.
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Posted: 8/18/2015 5:48:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: W flew F-101s in the Texas Air Nat'l Guard ..... only slightly less hazardous than demo'ing a Soviet fighter at an airshow. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: W loves this country, I have no doubt. Whether he "served", is a little hazy for me. I went to war with him, so, it really doesn't matter. W flew F-101s in the Texas Air Nat'l Guard ..... only slightly less hazardous than demo'ing a Soviet fighter at an airshow. W went to the guard when he couldn't get into the regular Air Force because they already had an abundance of regular force pilots. As I understand it about a quarter of W's squadron mates died in training accidents. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 5:52:41 PM EDT
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Hillary is a cunt, and Michelle is a dude, but really, they're worse looking than Barbara? Are you nuts? Looks like Grandpa pulled a Bruce Jenner http://i.imgur.com/1zZVmWW.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Name the only two U.S. Presidents since WWII who did not serve in the military.
This one's easy to remember because they also are the two with the ugliest First Ladies. Hillary is a cunt, and Michelle is a dude, but really, they're worse looking than Barbara? Are you nuts? Looks like Grandpa pulled a Bruce Jenner http://i.imgur.com/1zZVmWW.jpg She IS Grandma to a whole nation! Do NOT speak poorly about any Grandma! 
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Posted: 8/18/2015 6:12:35 PM EDT
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Lloyd Bridges & both his surviving sons, Beau & Jeff, were USCG.
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Posted: 8/18/2015 6:26:23 PM EDT
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Shaggy, besides being a hot stepper and a lyrical gangsta, is a Marine. ini kamoze |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 6:44:45 PM EDT
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 On the outbreak of World War II, Barker served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot. However, the war ended before he was assigned to a seagoing squadron. [from Wikipedia.org] |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:06:51 PM EDT
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Dale Robertson, the actor who made his name in television Westerns in the 1950s and '60s served in a tank crew and in the combat engineers in North Africa and Europe during World War II, twice-wounded.
Andrew Duggan saw action overseas in World War II. Brian Dennehy, US Marine Corps, but contrary to previous press releases never served in Vietnam, saw any combat or was wounded. Harvey Keitel, Marine Corps. Hugh Hefner, Army. Tony Bennett Army WW2. Carl Reiner, Army WW2. Bea Arthur, Marine WW2. Willie Nelson, USAF. Mickey Rooney, Army WW2. Henry Fonda, Navy WW2. Ronald Reagon, Army WW2. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:23:57 PM EDT
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Julian Rios, USMC.
I can't believe no one beat me to it. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:24:15 PM EDT
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Fred Durst. US Navy.
Don Knotts. US Army 
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:25:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:W went to the guard when he couldn't get into the regular Air Force because they already had an abundance of regular force pilots. As I understand it about a quarter of W's squadron mates died in training accidents.
Yep. Flying USAF cast-offs that weren't much good when they were new, much less after a decade of thrashing . |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:26:37 PM EDT
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She IS Grandma to a whole nation! Do NOT speak poorly about any Grandma!
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Hillary is a cunt, and Michelle is a dude, but really, they're worse looking than Barbara? Are you nuts? Looks like Grandpa pulled a Bruce Jenner http://i.imgur.com/1zZVmWW.jpg She IS Grandma to a whole nation! Do NOT speak poorly about any Grandma!
You know she wanted to ban "assault" rifles - right? |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:47:14 PM EDT
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Tom Selleck The man most famous for his mustache served in the 160th Infantry Regiment of the California Army National Guard from 1967-1973. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:47:48 PM EDT
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Sinbad The standup comedian and star "Jingle All the Way" served in the U.S. Air Force as a boom operator aboard KC-135 Stratotankers. Sinbad also practiced his standup routine while in the military. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:50:51 PM EDT
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Hugh Hefner  During World War II, he served as a writer for a military newspaper in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. |
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:51:50 PM EDT
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Everly brothers
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Posted: 8/18/2015 7:53:00 PM EDT
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Bozo the Clown - Bob Bell - Marine
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