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What amused me were the Army troops coming in at the end...

posted 13 years ago by Eric-1226
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...to smash up the very vice dens in Phenix City that soldiers from nearby Fort Benning routinely visited for R&R. I can just imagine Army Airborne being more than a little pissed with Army National Guard. lol

And good does not always triumph. Sometimes the Dark Side overcomes what Lincoln called 'the better angels of our nature.' — Apocalypse Now

[–] Devans00 9 years ago

Just goes to show that what people do on their personal time is distinctly different from what they do in their job. Some of those guys had tears in their eyes as they broke up the whore houses and gambling dens but it was their job.

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