Archive for August, 2009

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the...

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Edith Wiser smoked even though food tasted like cigarettes and little smelled good. She smoked despite her family's pleas. She smoked for 55 years — and then met Andi Hannah.

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Edith Wiser smoked even though food tasted like cigarettes and little smelled good. She smoked despite her family's pleas. She smoked for 55 years — and then met Andi Hannah.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the...

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) - Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the...

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30
Aug

Smoking habit hard for U.S. military to quit (Courier-Post)

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe.

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A Westchester magician Saturday night snuffed out his 40-year smoking habit - and 200 cigarettes in his mouth.

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30
Aug

Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard (Newsday)

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military. Now a proposal to make the forces smoke-free is drawing strong reactions from troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan , even though the Pentagon ...

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30
Aug

Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard (Newsday)

   Posted by: Quit Smoking    in Uncategorized

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq (AP) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military. Now a proposal to make the forces smoke-free is drawing strong reactions from troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan , even though the Pentagon ...

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

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