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debbyski

9-5-2007 6:26 AM

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military, life, boot, camp

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9-5-2007 6:32 AM

righthand

This was stopped in UK in WW1 when in a morning every male 18-35 died.

9-5-2007 1:59 PM

kkcapricorn

How very, very sad.

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