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Jeff Fortenberry: Children should not be forced to become soldiers.

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
Children should not be forced to become soldiers.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Fortenberry emphasizes that children belong on playgrounds, not battlegrounds.

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