Suribachi, and who became the anonymous subjects of the most famous photograph of the war, three survived the battle to be called home and paraded around the country as salesmen-heroes in a national War Bond tour.

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After the war a fifth bond, for post-war reconstruction was issued.

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War sullies every bond.

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The Cold War may be over but Bond girls never go out of style.

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Bond investors have lost comparable sums only as a result of big wars or big inflations or both (such as during and after the first world war, or between the second world war and 1981, when real bond returns fell by 66%).

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The exhibit includes a wartime ration book, a 1943 Treasury bond, and a 25-cent war-stamp album, all from the museum's collection.

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There, his wife, Lady Valerie Solti, says he formed a bond with others who were eager to put the war behind them and embrace a time of peace.

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For the soldiers still fighting the war, they draw strength on the strong bonds created among their units -- a bond strengthened by the horrors they experience in the field and a pure desire to help each other get home alive.

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But WikiLeaks, which is known for publishing state secrets, apparently has found a new home for its files: A Cold War bunker, inside a Swedish mountain, that's been described as fit for a "James Bond" movie.

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Right now, he sees vast similarities between the bond market today and the low-interest rate world with high debt-to-GDP after World War II that led to a generational bear market in bonds.

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