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ProudMNDemocrat

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25. My late husband was Retired Military.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 09:29 AM

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Had he lived, he would have been 81.

NO FUCKING WAY would he re-enlist. RETIRED means RETIRED! He put in his 22 total years.

Donald Trump, Petey H., Lindsey Graham, and Marco Rubio can go fuck themselves and the elephants they rode in on.

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