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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian26 Dec 2022 8:31 p.m. PST

Ernie Cheatham's military career far outpaced his NFL career. He did make it into Canton, Ohio's Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he's there as the highest-ranking military member to have played professional football. Cheatham's biggest claim to fame was changing how U.S. Marines fought the North Vietnamese in the middle of one of the Tet Offensive's most pivotal battles…

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Personal logo Herkybird Supporting Member of TMP27 Dec 2022 7:25 a.m. PST

What we learn from history, is that we learn nothing from history!
The lessons learnt in blood in previous conflicts are so easily ignored in future conflicts as 'irrelevant to the present situation'
Street fighting is a specialised art, requiring a lot of training and guts!
Well done to those Marines!

Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP27 Dec 2022 8:14 a.m. PST

Well worth watching the short interview with Cheatham

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