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That Smedley Butler was one of the most decorated Marines with 2 Medals of Honor. He served 33 years became an anti war advocate. He wrote War is a Racket about war profiteering. He said the best he[Al Capone] could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents.

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Fun Fact: That Smedley Butler was one of the most decorated Marines with 2 Medals of Honor. He served 33 years & became an anti war advocate. He wrote “War is a Racket” about war profiteering. He said “the best he[Al Capone] could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents.”

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