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QUANTICO, Va. -- When he enlisted in the Marines in 1969, Randall Arnold had to fight his way past a friend to get to the recruiting office. Thirty-six years later, Master Sgt. Arnold had no regrets as he retired from the Corps as its last enlisted Vietnam War veteran.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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