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Article: Military golfers defend right to pursue happiness. (expensive military golf courses) (Column)
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- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- May 14, 1993
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If your tastes in golf are for courses that combine scenic charm, sporty but undemanding holes and exclusive membership, the place to tee it up is the layout at Fort McNair's National Defense University. The course -- a three wood and a few five irons from the U.S. Capitol in southwest Washington -- offers still another thrill: $6 green fee for unlimited play. Now for the catch. Unless you're a skilled crasher, your chances of strolling the fairways at the Fort McNair are about the same as gaining access to Augusta National. At Fort McNair, only the military are welcomed. All others -- meaning civilians whose taxes support the armed forces -- are blocked at the gate.
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