"When I was in the military I always made it my first mission to burn the enemy's crops!"
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Military leaders from the United StatesPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsMilitary personnel from KentuckyUnited States Ambassadors to Great Britain and the United KingdomChairmen of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
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The Times Obituary (23 October 2007).
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