Manfred von Richthofen may have been called “Little Manny” by his mother, but we all simply knew him as ”The Red Baron“. Like Santa, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, and Torgo, The Red Baron conjures up mystical images…albeit different mystical images than Torgo. A foggy morning with dew heavy on the ground. The bright red Fokker Triplane in the misty [...]
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Snoopy’s Greatest Foe
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