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    Faces of the Revolutionary War....

    here is a very interesting article with some early pictures of some of the men who actually played a part in our independence ! never thought I would see any faces that were there.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ter-years.html
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    Now that is pretty cool Dan. To be honest, it never occurred to me there might be actual photos of Rev War veterans. Awesome!
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    I agree Jeff , the little history profile about their service under the pictures is great reading
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    Great stuff Dan, thanks for sharing!!
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    Great article ! Just shared it on my FB page Just as you said, amazing to think we would get to see any of those men faces !
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    Thanks for sharing Dan. Amazing to see some CT Boys there.
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