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Old 05-27-2009, 12:16   #1
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Wink Shame on all of us............

Guess whose birthday was yesterday? Yep your right,John Wayne who was born in 1907........... How could we have forgotten the "Duke"......... Shame on all of us.

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Old 05-27-2009, 12:21   #2
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Every day is The Duke's birthday.

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Old 05-27-2009, 12:54   #3
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Yes it is but Happy Birthday JW
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Old 05-27-2009, 13:06   #4
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Another Iowa boy!

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Old 05-27-2009, 14:56   #5
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Old 05-27-2009, 15:35   #6
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Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday John Wayne. I watched The Green Berets on Memorial day. Gets better everytime I watch it.
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Old 05-27-2009, 15:59   #7
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I still refuse to believe the Duke's dead.

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Old 05-27-2009, 16:18   #8
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Old 05-27-2009, 16:22   #9
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Old 05-27-2009, 16:45   #10
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Guess whose birthday was yesterday? Yep your right,John Wayne who was born in 1907........... How could we have forgotten the "Duke"......... Shame on all of us.

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Old 05-27-2009, 17:22   #11
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Happy belated birthday to you, Mr. John Wayne.
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