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General Grant promoted in the spending bill

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by oragator1, Dec 24, 2022.

  1. oragator1

    oragator1 Premium Member

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  2. slocala

    slocala VIP Member

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    Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?
     
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  3. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Deserved
     
  4. vaxcardinal

    vaxcardinal GC Hall of Fame

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    Will his pension be applied retroactively?
     
  5. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    He did suffer financially at the end of his life, which caused him to write his memoirs in search of remuneration, which remain the standard for presidential memoirs
     
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  6. OklahomaGator

    OklahomaGator Jedi Administrator Moderator VIP Member

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    That title has now only been awarded three times:
    • George Washington
    • General Pershing (WWI)
    • U. S. Grant
    I wonder if someone will push for Eisenhower to get the same title.
     
  7. Trickster

    Trickster VIP Member

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    And my hero, Mark Twain, encouraged and promoted it.
     
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  8. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Solid choice of hero