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Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who ...

Click to open image viewer. Tommy gun with strap. Postal Inspectors were the first law enforcement agency to use the Tommie gun for fighting criminals. The Thompson is an American submachine gun, ...

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