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Soldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with Billy Wayne Davis)

Behind the Bastards

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The CIA and the Bay of Pigs

Former CIA officer George Bacon read this ad on Soldier of Fortune magazine, and joined the war effort. Like many Rhodesian volunteers, Bacon was killed basically immediately. Daniel Geerhart, a 34 year old Vietnam veteran in financial distress, also replied. His wife told him this was a terrible idea, but Buffkin managed to convince him.

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