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Irish_Dem

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14. You are a good example of what I am talking about.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:45 PM

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You had a dangerous job while active duty yet you tell people it was safe and no big deal.

When I know you could have been killed at any moment.

You downplay it.
Don't want accolades or attention about it.

But you don't want the president putting you down,
denigrating you, and cheating you out of what you were promised.

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