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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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Dung
Patriotism
Soldier
Defense
Duty
Liberty
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Freedom

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