David Dixon Porter, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), pp. 202– 203
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Regulations of the Navy provide that medical officers shall exercise no military authority.
— David on United States Navy
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About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
About David
King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.
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