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Poor man's army.


It is not just 19-year-olds who fight our wars ("Uniform Disaster" by Joe Galloway Galloway, district, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. The Rhinns, or Rinns, of Galloway is a rocky double peninsula that juts into the North Channel of the Irish Sea; its southern extremity is called the Mull of Galloway and is the southernmost point in Scotland. , October). They are economically disabled, poorly educated, rural 19-year-olds who have little insight about national and international conflicts and politics. They are high-school dropouts with G.E.D.s, teens who have records in juvenile courts juvenile court

Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial
, recruiters' dream kids who need an avenue to get their records expunged, who need a route to a skill, who take the gamble of life better or death early. They are from our lowest economic class reaching for a rung to begin the climb up the ladder.

Bertram S Ber´tram

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. Allen Jr.

Professor of Psychology,

Milligan College Milligan College is affiliated with the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and the Churches of Christ (non-instrumental). The College offers 23 bachelors and 3 masters degrees in various fields of study.  

Milligan, Tenn.
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Title Annotation:LETTERS
Author:Allen, Bertram S., Jr.
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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