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To Ronald Wilson Regan, The Fortieth President of The United States: The Man Who Won The War.

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Tom Clancy
Age: 66 †
Born: 1947
Born: April 12
Died: 2013
Died: October 1
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Thomas Leo Clancy Jr.
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