Kerry's reported use of his Swift Boat and crew as props for filming the reenactment of his military exploits.

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Thornton played the pompous store walker, who bragged about his military exploits during the war and looked down on junior staff.

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Roth studied philosophy, served in the 1914-18 war (embellishing his military exploits) and worked afterwards as a journalist, chiefly in Berlin.

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The cause was a televised drama series, replete with scenes from the royal baths and the harem, which chronicled Suleiman's military and sexual exploits.

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Schwarzkopf, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran, ushered in a new era for the U.S. military, whose exploits were broadcast live around the clock.

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