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If the untimely battlefield deaths of generations of American heroes have taught us nothing else, it should be this unalterable fact: what you do with your time here on earth is far more important than the time you had to do it. Those who live most are those who love most, who act the noblest and do their best.

Michael Mullen

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Michael Mullen
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 4
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