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MyOwnPeace

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4. The great Roberto Clemente

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 05:34 AM

Sep 2017

died in a World War II DC-3 airplane while trying to help a devastated Nicaragua after they had suffered an earthquake. He lost his life trying to help others. He died when the plane went down off of the shores of his native Puerto Rico.

Some thanks the US is showing him and his fellow citizens.

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"A lot of shippers" don't want Trump to help Puerto Rico. Many shippers. A shitload of shippers. [View all] Miles Archer Sep 2017 OP

And yet the Jones Act was waved for FL & TX... WePurrsevere Sep 2017 #1

Absolutely. dalton99a Sep 2017 #6

As much as I despise Drumf this is somewhat misleading. Scruffy1 Sep 2017 #2

Did those people happen to mention roll off/roll on ships atreides1 Sep 2017 #3

Why are you Trumpsplaining, when that is NOTHING of what he said?? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #5

The great Roberto Clemente MyOwnPeace Sep 2017 #4

I respected RC as much as the next baseball fan, but Nicaragua? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #7

Simple - MyOwnPeace Sep 2017 #13

"Great, really tremendous shippers. But if I suspend the Jones Act, maybe I'll call it the Trump WinkyDink Sep 2017 #8

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #9

Puerto Rico could be his Katrina njhoneybadger Sep 2017 #10

That is a disgrace. kentuck Sep 2017 #11

Are these the shippers who fly foreign flags superpatriotman Sep 2017 #12