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What's it like to go AWOL, serve time in the Brig and then taste freedom once again? This is the final episode in a series where I take you behind the scenes and into the life of Marine Paul Muller – a young kid who went from Iraq to Burger King to the Brig, but now, is moving straight ahead.
by  EricaAmerica  on Sep 23,2008
 
 
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barb_p 282 days ago
Great series, Erica - this is a story that needs to be told.
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