The conventional wisdom has it that all parts of the Puerto Rican body politic - and, for that matter, all Hispanic-Americans - oppose the resumption of the kind of realistic, combined-arms exercises that can be uniquely performed at Vieques.

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Conventional wisdom holds that the pounding from years of running leads to excessive wear and tear on the body as we age, resulting in joint injuries, knee replacements or arthritis.

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