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8. Agreed! The military, as it's used, only benefits the already very wealthy.

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 03:27 PM

Nov 2013

There's no pride in the uniform, and our culture should nurture shame, not respect, for it.

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Mohammad Ali is my Hero bahrbearian Nov 2013 #3

I could say Dick Cheney is mine valerief Nov 2013 #9

I don't get it , whats that suppose to mean? bahrbearian Nov 2013 #10

No. Trying to make a funny. Mohammed Ali sacrificed his career to not valerief Nov 2013 #12

Thank you for an act of heroism Vox Moi Nov 2013 #4

Right On bahrbearian Nov 2013 #11

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Thank you for this op-ed... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #7

Very well written. johnnyreb Nov 2013 #13

I'll post here what I posted in your comment section on Kos: Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #15

Thanks for all the comments . . FairWinds Nov 2013 #17

I don't know about hero, JoeyT Nov 2013 #18