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Duncan Hunter: “Think back 50 years ago to World War II, putting a Marine general in charge of anybody would have created an uproar; but…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
Think back 50 years ago to World War II, putting a Marine general in charge of anybody would have created an uproar; but we were able to do it, so hurrah for that.
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Duncan Hunter
Republican · California

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Hunter reflects on military leadership changes since World War II.

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