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title: "6 Service Member Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/smedley-butler/i-spent-thirty-three-years-and-four-months-in-active-military-service/)

[Smedley Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/smedley-butler/)

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> [I'm not an aspiring rapper, I'm not a gang member, I'm not a dope dealer, I don't have multiple babies momma's. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-dorner/i-m-not-an-aspiring-rapper-i-m-not-a-gang-member-i-m-not-a-dope/)

[Christopher Dorner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-dorner/)

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> [I will not put the life of an American service member on the line unless that is the option of last resort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beto-o-rourke/i-will-not-put-the-life-of-an-american-service-member-on-the-line/)

[Beto O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beto-o-rourke/)

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> [I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/smedley-butler/i-spent-thirty-three-years-and-four-months-in-active-military-service-2/)

[Smedley Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/smedley-butler/)

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> [In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brianna-keilar/in-military-families-the-service-member-is-frequently-the-breadwinner/)

[Brianna Keilar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brianna-keilar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/brianna-keilar-13653_breadwinner_in-military-families-the-service-member_2464509.jpg)

> [The day you married a service member is the day you joined the military.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-day-you-married-a-service-member-is-the-day-you-joined-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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