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TIL: The federal government is by far the largest employer of veterans in the United States

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5dBQ TIL That Sgt. Baker in WWII earned the Medal of Honor from a series of actions that ended with him requesting being left, propped against a tree with only a pistol and eight rounds. His body was found in the spot later, pistol empty, and eight dead Japanese lying before him.
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