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This person popularized the phrase “lock and load” by changing the original ordering derived from flintlock weapons. This person’s close relationship with Omar Torrijos through his first wife Josephine Saenz was used to negotiate the Panama Canal Treaty. Kristin Du Mez studied how evangelicals reconciled this man’s masculinity and Jesus’s love. Paraplegic anti-war activist Ron Kovic lamented giving his “dead dick for Howdy Doody” and this man, who had inspired him to join the Marines. During the Korean War, military issued can openers were nicknamed for this man due to their durability. This man claimed to “believe in white supremacy” during a 1971 Playboy interview that went viral in 2019. This man had to be restrained from storming the stage to end an Oscars speech given by Sacheen Littlefeather. (10[1])For 10 points, name this lead actor in The Searchers and many other Westerns. ■END■

ANSWER: John Wayne [or Marion Morrison or Marion Robert Morrison; accept “the Duke”; accept Jesus and John Wayne; accept John Wayning]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew SiffYale BWUSTL B12910

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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1100%0%0%129.00