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Walter B. Jones: “If that is the American military, then I am sure George Washington would be very disappointed...”

On the recordNovember 18, 2014
If that is the American military, then I am sure George Washington would be very disappointed...
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Jones criticizes restrictions on military chaplains' freedom of conscience.

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