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Welcome to Rolling Thunder XXVIII: How Rolling Thunder Began

It takes a special breed of people to defend freedom. Those individuals are called veterans. It takes craziness, a little stupidity and a lot of courage to be one of the few. Most Americans have no idea of the hardships that veterans endure: poor pay, mediocre housing (especially on the battlefield) and, the most difficult …

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