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Sanford Bishop: they paid the price for the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. And we owe them that debt.

On the recordJuly 14, 2011
they paid the price for the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. And we owe them that debt.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia

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Bishop asserts the nation's obligation to veterans for their sacrifices.

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