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[Civil] War buff Marlin won't surrender to frustration
tennessean ^ | LARRY WOODY

Posted on 01/26/2004 4:50:04 AM PST by stainlessbanner

Edited on 05/07/2004 9:20:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Sterling Marlin is a Civil War buff who grew up on the battlefields around his home in Spring Hill --- where some of his ancestors fought --- and is an avid collector of books, relics and artifacts.

Last fall Marlin met Jeb Stuart IV, descendant of the famed Confederate cavalryman, who volunteered to take him on a tour of battle sites around Richmond, Va.


(Excerpt) Read more at tennessean.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: dixie; marlin; nascar; racing; sterling; sterlingmarlin; wbts

1 posted on 01/26/2004 4:50:05 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: NormsRevenge; billbears; 4ConservativeJustices
bump
2 posted on 01/26/2004 5:08:32 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner; NormsRevenge; ChefKeith; tubebender; Pete-R-Bilt; B4Ranch; Mo1; #3Fan; ...
Shoot no --- I can't wait to get back out there.

Note to Sterling... "Stay in the car this time!"

3 posted on 01/26/2004 5:17:22 AM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin !)
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Sterling Marlin gets his car on two wheels as he rounds turn four during happy hour in the afternoon practice Saturday, June 22, 2002, in Sonoma, Calif., for Sunday's NASCAR Dodge-Save Mart 350. (AP Photo / Dave Kennedy).

4 posted on 01/26/2004 5:20:08 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner; billbears; HenryLeeII
Bump for Sterling!
5 posted on 01/26/2004 6:15:30 AM PST by 4CJ (||) Support free speech and stop CFR - visit www.ArmorforCongress.com (||)
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To: glock rocks
LOL, exact same thing I was thinking. Don't get out of the car Sterling!! Go 88
6 posted on 01/26/2004 6:27:35 AM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice.)
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To: glock rocks
20 days 15 Hours 48 minutes 3 seconds
7 posted on 01/26/2004 7:32:48 AM PST by tubebender (Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
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To: tubebender; NormsRevenge
20 days 15 Hours 48 minutes 3 seconds

Hey Norm... looks like you still have some time to stock up the beer fridge before the race!

8 posted on 01/26/2004 8:15:50 AM PST by glock rocks (Free Mark Martin !)
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To: glock rocks
I was surprised to see Sterling didn't make the top ten in any race last year, I hadn't realized that. Hope he does better this year.
9 posted on 01/26/2004 8:40:34 AM PST by #3Fan
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To: 4ConservativeJustices
I'll have to peg this for later reading - I'm trying to catch up at work after our little ice storm shut us down yesterday...
10 posted on 01/27/2004 8:29:07 AM PST by HenryLeeII
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