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The third army was on active duty in the southern united states when the united. This manuscript was prepared at the end of world war by the deployed combat historians assigned to the history section, united states army european. And, by the end of the war, the black panthers had fought their way further. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during world war ii differs from the current system. American military patches, other insignia and decorations of world war two.
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