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Mark Takano: We live in a moment in history where one half of one percent of our nation is serving in the military.

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
We live in a moment in history where one half of one percent of our nation is serving in the military.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano highlights the disparity in military service between now and World War II.

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