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> [We read our mail and counted up our missions In bombers named for girls, we burned The cities we had learned about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-jarrell/we-read-our-mail-and-counted-up-our-missions-in-bombers-named-for/)

[Randall Jarrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-jarrell/)

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> [“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/but-as-long-as-they-gave-us-medals-that-fixed-it-as-far-as-the-army/)

[T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/)

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> [Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/nobody-ever-was-fired-for-9-11-instead-of-firing-the-people-who-didn/)

[Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/)

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> [“I got to thinking that the world would be a better place if they gave medals to great teachers rather than just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-quick/i-got-to-thinking-that-the-world-would-be-a-better-place-if-they-gave/)

[Matthew Quick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-quick/)

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