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A soldier plods and groans, sweats and toils, he growls and curses, and at the end he dies.
Douglas MacArthur
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Douglas MacArthur
Age: 84 †
Born: 1880
Born: January 26
Died: 1964
Died: April 5
Military Officer
Little Rock
Arkansas
General Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur
D. MacArthur
Toil
Sweat
Curse
Soldier
Growls
Dies
Sweats
Ends
Toils
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