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You either die a hero or live long enough to become a government civilian

A life of quiet desperation is still a life

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 3 April 2023 · 1109

No man, civilian life is great. Seriously. Very fulfilling.

CANNON AFB, N.M. — Christian Porter may seem like any other middle-aged white guy living in Clovis, New Mexico but don’t let his experimental facial hair fool you. While today the senior program analyst in the Office of the Cannon AFB Inspector General regularly contemplates arson, the former Air Force officer was once a stone-cold warrior.

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