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Old 11-17-2012, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer View Post
Robert A. Heinlein wrote Starship Troopers and served in the U.S. Navy on the first incarnation of the carrier Lexington. He was discharged for tuberculosis.
He must have been one tough old guy. He made one heck of a book. My father told me that back in the day, the navy went to marine corps basic. Explains how he understood both branches.
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