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As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

Charles Rangel

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Charles Rangel
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 11
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U.S. Representative
Harlem
New York
Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel
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