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08-01-2006, 09:20 AM
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I just got done with the book "Flyboys" by James Bradley. Anyone else read it, thoughts, comments?
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08-01-2006, 06:33 PM
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Do urself, and all of us Moderators, a favor and search a topic before posting a new thread.....
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08-01-2006, 08:51 PM
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- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Courage is a quality God has seen fit to dispense with utmost care. The men of Bataan were His chosen favorites."
- Major General Edward P. King, Jr., USA
Commanding General, Luzon Forces, 1942
"No Mother, no Father, no Uncle Sam."
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08-01-2006, 08:58 PM
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08-01-2006, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus | Ouch Les. That's a little harsh. Spitfire King isn't another meatball is he?
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08-01-2006, 11:38 PM
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08-02-2006, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch? I read the beginning at a store one time, but didn't get to finish it. | store closed did it 
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08-02-2006, 07:56 PM
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