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6. Believe It Or Not

Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:10 PM

Sep 2020

There were mobsters who fought in both world wars in the service of the United States:https://www.cosanostranews.com/2011/02/gangsters-are-decorated-war-vets-too.html

Notable service by Monk Eastman who fought in WW1 and was given a military funeral after his murder in 1920 with a police escort: https://themobmuseum.org/blog/mobsters-in-the-military/

And believe it or not: A lot of mafiosos were patriotic: https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/mobsters-world-war-ii?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

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We all saw this at least once. But were we paying attention? [View all] Mira Sep 2020 OP

Times change, mobsters don't Chainfire Sep 2020 #1

Trump thinks he's Michael but is always still only Sonny. jaxexpat Sep 2020 #4

Trump might like to think Berlin Expat Sep 2020 #5

I thought of this immediately. nycbos Sep 2020 #3

Believe It Or Not DAngelo136 Sep 2020 #6