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groundloop

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8. I guess my family has pacifist blood in our veins

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:59 AM

Apr 2012

I found out that my great grandparents' family moved from North Carolina to Arkansas to avoid service in the Confederate Army. Apparently they weren't all that into "states rights".

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Confederate Memorial Day - remember their sacrifice [View all] groundloop Apr 2012 OP

The Only Thing To Do To The Confederate Flag Is To Burn It. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #1

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I guess my family has pacifist blood in our veins groundloop Apr 2012 #8

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I challenge 'challengeable' Lifelong Protester Apr 2012 #3

Seems like a state senator would be intelligent enough to use spell-check groundloop Apr 2012 #4

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