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I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.

Lee Child

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Lee Child
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
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James D. Jim Grant
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