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I thought dying for your country was the worst thing that could happen to you. I think killing for your country can be a lot worse. Because that's the memory that haunts.

Bob Kerrey

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Bob Kerrey
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: August 27
Entrepreneur
Former Governor Of Nebraska
Naval Officer
Politician
Lincoln
Nebraska
Joseph Robert Kerrey
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