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SunSeeker

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5. Last estimate I read was it cost $6 million. That sounds like a lowball.

Reply to vapor2 (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:44 AM

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800 admirals and generals, and their advisors, flown from around the world on short notice to Quantico, VA. First class airfare (security needed) or military flights (even more expensive than commercial first class). Hotels. Cars. Food. Times at least 1600. You do the math.

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