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June 29, 2012: Air Force veteran gets drafted into NBA, America wins

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Air Force veteran gets drafted into NBA, America wins

It's almost always a good time to chant "U-S-A!" at sporting events (exceptions: international soccer games, the North Korean Mass Games), but when Air Force veteran Bernard James went 34th in yesterday's draft, it was a more appropriate time than most, and a proud moment for us all.

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Bernard James is the oldest player in the NBA Draft at 27, but he has good reason. James served our country for six years...

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Ranking the No. 1 NBA draft picks of the 21st century
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Kentucky's Anthony Davis went first yesterday in the 2012 NBA draft. Will he follow in the footsteps of fellow number ones like LeBron and Rose, or will he be more in the vein of Blake, Kenyon Martin, or (gulp), Kwame Brown?

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