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From Major General to the farm field

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Horrific memories on the front lines of war are still vivid for U.S. Army Major General Charles Barr of Liberty, Nebraska. A third generation Army soldier, Major General Barr now farms corn, soybeans and hay and has a cow-calf operation.

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