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Ethic Of War

Fred Schumm Lifesize Whimsical Painted Wood Sculpture of a Nude
By Fred Schumm
Located in Palm Springs, CA
of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny Pacific atoll where 12,000
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Attributed to Jean Prouvé - Tout Bois - Wooden Armchair - France circa 1950s
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Walk Through Walls : A Memoir (Official Hand Signed copy)
By Marina Abramovic
Located in New York, NY
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Fred Schumm Stone Mountain Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
written about him in 2007. He passed away at 85 in 2010. Share A U.S. Marine in World War II
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Fred Schumm Stone Mountain Sculpture
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of the most horrific battles of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny
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