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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2018, 06:30 PM Dec 2018

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Pence: "He never failed to answer the call to serve his country"

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Vice President Pence on President George H.W. Bush: "While he was known as the quiet man, it was not for lack of nerve or daring. For in all of his 94 years, President Bush never lost his love of adventure and he never failed to answer the call to serve his country"

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Pence: "He never failed to answer the call to serve his country" (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2018 OP

Clinton didn't serve either. virgogal Dec 2018 #1

pence didn't serve....guess he 'didn't hear the call' spanone Dec 2018 #2

he never failed to answer the call to serve his country" - esp if there was money to be made from it KG Dec 2018 #3

Nor did Obama serve in the Military, but he respected the Military regardless. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #4

didnt say serve in military. many ways to answer the call to serve your county nt msongs Dec 2018 #5

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

1. Clinton didn't serve either.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2018, 06:33 PM

Dec 2018

The Greatest Generation answered the call.

spanone

(135,792 posts)

2. pence didn't serve....guess he 'didn't hear the call'

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 06:36 PM

Dec 2018

KG

(28,751 posts)

3. he never failed to answer the call to serve his country" - esp if there was money to be made from it

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 06:38 PM

Dec 2018

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,728 posts)

4. Nor did Obama serve in the Military, but he respected the Military regardless.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2018, 06:41 PM

Dec 2018

And they respected him back.

Unlike the man now pretending to be POTUS.

msongs

(67,361 posts)

5. didnt say serve in military. many ways to answer the call to serve your county nt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2018, 07:22 PM

Dec 2018

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