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Watch: 86-Year-Old WW2 Vet Picks up Old Rifle… Drops 2.6 Million Jaws [VIDEO]
Conservative Tribune ^ | Sep 5, 2017 | Ben Marquis

Posted on 09/06/2017 1:28:35 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com

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To: DaxtonBrown

“73 years ago an 84 year old man would have been 11 years old. Something doesn’t compute”

#TechnicalCorrectnessMatters


21 posted on 09/06/2017 4:52:29 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: elpadre

2009-84=1925 he would have 19 in 1944.


22 posted on 09/06/2017 5:27:56 AM PDT by sniper63 (I am the Lord high executioner of the United Federation of planets......)
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To: elpadre

Article states he was 84 in 2009 when this meeting took place. End of WW2 he would have been ~20 years old.


23 posted on 09/06/2017 5:41:53 AM PDT by xander (TRUMPing nonsense with common sense)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Sweet! Bump for later viewing...


24 posted on 09/06/2017 6:23:18 AM PDT by Redplum
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

“86-year-old veteran sniper still has perfect aim.”

There are a whole bunch of “old veterans” out here who aren’t to be trifled with.


25 posted on 09/06/2017 6:24:12 AM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

FASCINATING STORY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oBmy5trLZE


26 posted on 09/06/2017 6:26:17 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Hard to see the video...my eyes were a little...foggy.

Good shooting, sir!


27 posted on 09/06/2017 6:53:14 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Bullish
Yep, on the Jews error. Me too. Had to be the 6 in from of the Million in front of the Jaws, as in . . .

6 Million Jaws.

Coffee. I need coffee. (I already had my glasses on.)

28 posted on 09/06/2017 6:56:06 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Ping for later viewing...


29 posted on 09/06/2017 7:15:23 AM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Bonemaker

My trigger finger is the only thing that works anymore.


30 posted on 09/06/2017 7:34:13 AM PDT by mcshot (Prepare for the new meaning of "riding shotgun".)
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To: sniper63

was referring to the headline in present tense - I noted headline error


31 posted on 09/06/2017 9:38:27 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: mcshot

Uhh, I think we are in the same boat.


32 posted on 09/06/2017 3:27:43 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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