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Jimmy Newell has a degree in law as well as a Masters in History. But, more than that, Jimmy grew up in the Bronx and wishes to share that with you and to make you see that you probably had a similar experience wherever you may have come of age.

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America WAS Great

I was born in 1950, and I never thought America was less than great.

It was great when World War II formally ended in 1952.

It was great when the Marshall Plan helped Europe rebuild and prevented the USSR from taking over the world.

It was great even when our brave soldiers fought in Korea and Viet Nam despite the failure of the civilians who promoted both wars (and lied to the American people in doi

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