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Old 04-30-2004, 11:07 AM
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Default I think it is a fairly unique way to honour those that...

..have paid the ultimate price in combat.

With the anniversary of "mission accomplished" being tomorrow I can see where some might howl that it is politically motivated, but I think (being the cynic that I am ) that it has a good deal more to do with it being the beginning of sweeps than anything else..
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