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1. Five-star general of the (U.S.) Army Douglas MacArthur said in his farewell speech in 1951 that "... old soldiers never die, they _____" What?
2. Which French general, awarded the honor of Marshal of France for his service in WWI, died while imprisoned for treason for his actions in WWII?
3. Which U.S. Marine Corps officer, after retiring in disgrace for his involvement in an international scandal, later had an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, authored many books and became a TV and radio personality?
4. Which American film actor was the most decorated U.S. soldier of WWII?
5. Which member of the British aristocracy twice served as Prime Minister after a distinguished military career where he had a hand in defeating a famous European dictator?
6. Which German Field Marshal later served as president of Germany?
7. Which WWII Japanese aviator, who led the Pearl Harbor attack, later became a Christian evangelist, settled in the U.S. and wrote a book entitled "From Pearl Harbor to Calvary"?
8. How did Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the U.S. U-2 spy plane shot down over the USSR in 1960, die?
9. Which veteran of the British Army, Haganah and Israeli Defense Force, with a prominent war injury, served as Foreign Minister when the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed?
10. Lieut. General Lord Baden-Powell served for 34 years in the British Army, most notably in Africa. He is better known for founding which worldwide organization that continues to this day?
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