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    Numenorean ManOfWesternesse is on a distinguished road ManOfWesternesse's Avatar

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    Default Voytek - the Soldier Bear

    Jean, I came accross this story - a real eye-opener - thought it might interest our resident Bear.
    Essentially it's about a Bear who served in WWII.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...nd/7208505.stm


    & another article on him..

    http://www.iranchamber.com/podium/hi...ldier_bear.php
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    well, isn't that something?

    The answer is within

    all matter is energy, all energy is GOD

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    A good read.
    "The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)

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    Thanks for posting that Brian. Very interesting story and bear!

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    now ive seen everything

    "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, 1985
    -"We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!" -GEN. JOHN VESSEY, CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS

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    thank you Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I hope it was one of my ancestors, he was so great!


    Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
    When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)

    bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Thanks for that ManOfWesternesse.

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