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5. They were hanging pictures of Lee at West Point a long time ago

Reply to Botany (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 04:34 PM

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Hell, Eisenhower famously looked to Lee as a hero and had a picture of him up in his office.. It was only fairly recently they started taking them down.

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