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I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up.

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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