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Old 06-15-2013, 19:19   #19
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The truth, I suspect, is somewhere in the middle...either way, a great soldier with an amazing story.
I concur. I have been very interested in Thorne for years. I have to say, I never thought about the adrenaline junkie angle. Definitely that was a huge component of his personality. The bios and stories I've read always have the anti- commie slant. As we all know, no one writes a completely neutral biography.
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