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*** I took a military history class this year. In WWII, by percentage, you were more likely to die in the British Merchant Marine than in the Royal Navy, Army, or Air Force. |
*** I took a military history class this year. In WWII, by percentage, you were more likely to die in the British Merchant Marine than in the Royal Navy, Army, or Air Force. |
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* ''Here lies one whose name was writ in water''--Epitaph of [[John Keats]]. |
* ''Here lies one whose name was writ in water''--Epitaph of [[John Keats]]. |
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* [http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/pics/33880_01_lg.jpg This]. Dedicated to the great memory of [[wikipedia:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]]. |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130214113823/http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/pics/33880_01_lg.jpg This]. Dedicated to the great memory of [[wikipedia:Mel Blanc|Mel Blanc]]. |
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** This editor's next door neighbor owns that picture and remembers seeing it during a visit. Even though I was born after his death, I bit my lip to keep from tearing up. |
** This editor's next door neighbor owns that picture and remembers seeing it during a visit. Even though I was born after his death, I bit my lip to keep from tearing up. |
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* Few things can compare to the horror of the Cambodian Killing Fields. No one seems to realise the slaughter that went on in Cambodia. [[wikipedia:The Killing Fields|"The Killing Fields"]] |
* Few things can compare to the horror of the Cambodian Killing Fields. No one seems to realise the slaughter that went on in Cambodia. [[wikipedia:The Killing Fields|"The Killing Fields"]] |