Proceedings Magazine - November 2006 Vol. 132/11/1,245

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Jim Jones, A Lion in Winter
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - November 2006 Vol. 132/11/1,245
By: Robert Timberg

General James L. Jones will close out a distinguished 40-year career as a Marine early next year, though the Jones family tradition of continuous service in the Corps going back nearly seven...

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Jim Jones, A Lion in Winter

General James L. Jones will close out a distinguished 40-year career as a Marine early next year, though the Jones family tradition of continuous...

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Like many veterans, former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Jack C. Carroll has spent much of his life trying to push the memories of his war years to the...

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