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Freddie

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28. A little history is a dangerous thing

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 11:00 AM

Jun 26

One reason the 1918 “Spanish Flu” spread so fast was the thousands of soldiers living in close quarters, training for the war. Thousands of soldiers died. They didn’t have vaccines back then.
Current strains of the flu are not as deadly but spread just as fast in close quarters.
Learn from history? This “administration”? 😂😂

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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits amid boot camp outbreak [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 25 OP

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Gee, who'da thought it? 2MuchNoise Jun 25 #2

More stupid shit from stupid shits. Klarkashton Jun 25 #3

You just summarized this administration in six words, Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 26 #20

Pray none of these persons die from the stupidity of the Secartary of "War" dave99 Jun 25 #4

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one already did Blues Heron Jun 26 #26

If they allowed the shots to be voluntary to honor religious freedom to refuse the shots, then Norrrm Jun 25 #5

But...but TEH AUTISMISM!! /s Grokenstein Jun 25 #6

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". . . e timing with the outbreak at Lackland was just a coincidence. . . " AverageOldGuy Jun 25 #11

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BINGO! ..... Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Norrrm Jun 25 #14

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Hegseth,a stupid person making stupid decisions. BradBo Jun 25 #15

"Just a coincidence..." 3catwoman3 Jun 25 #16

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Will the MAGA crowd protest recruits losing their "Freedumbs?" Grins Jun 25 #18

Some people require learning the hard way dlk Jun 25 #19

60 percent passed the loyalty/stupidity by refusing the vaccine JT45242 Jun 26 #22

Great Influenza of 1918 ninjanurse Jun 26 #23

cosplaying kegstand is a moron. nt Javaman Jun 26 #24

More soldiers died of influenza in WWI than in battle. Dense concentrations of troops in camps and barracks are the Martin68 Jun 26 #25

Hey horse, back in the stable. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #27

A little history is a dangerous thing Freddie Jun 26 #28

Those godless communists. Lucky Luciano Jun 27 #29

Well...duh. travelingthrulife Jun 27 #30