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Unfortunate intrigue surrounding such an important relic.
1 posted on 02/16/2012 6:40:05 AM PST by InsightSur
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To: InsightSur

On this date 150 years ago, his namesake, Simon Bolivar Buckner, surrendered Fort Donelson to Ulysses S. Grant (his former roommate at West Point) after Grant sent his “unconditional surrender” demand.


2 posted on 02/16/2012 7:03:34 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: InsightSur
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco

But his friends just call him Larry.....(I don't know why)

4 posted on 02/16/2012 7:17:59 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: InsightSur

Funny how the left has picked up his sword when Bolivar believed in the American constitution and the free markets of Adam Smith. Unfortunately for Latin America he was not able to implement his beliefs there.


5 posted on 02/16/2012 7:37:41 AM PST by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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