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- From: rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher)
- Subject: Re: Snipers at Stalingrad
- Message-ID: <C19oEy.4C0@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:54:34 GMT
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- From rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher)
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- In article <C15y9p.K44@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> z_kupkams@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
- > Also, John Denver ( Yes the Singer ) was a sniper in Vietnam, and I believe
- >that he had 70+ confirmed kills. 80 to 100 does sound reasonable for
- >Stalingrad.
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- >[mod note -- I asked Michael for confirmation of this, and he replied that
- >he had read it in a non-military publication. Can any other readers out there
- >verify that John Denver was a U.S. Army sniper?
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- >Steve]
- >
- >Michael Kupka
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- According to alt.folklore.urban, this seems unlikely, as he was writing and
- performing in the late 60's and throughout the 70's.
- Makes a nice story, though.
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- ...Jean-Marc Rocher
- "Sunshine, on my *BLAM*"
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