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"Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training."

David Hunt, English Politician

Poetry, Fact, Fun, Marines

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"Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training."

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