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As irony would have it, I was watching that particular war film when a New York Yankee baseball player and his flying instructor flew their small plane into a building on 72nd Street. Both men died but miraculously no one else was killed. I live on 71st Street and heard the crash. In no time the smoke was everywhere and one could see the flames licking the side of the high rise. What was ridiculous was the reaction of the crowd.
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Masters of Defence
New York
Sometimes I wonder about Americans in general and Noo Yawkers in particular.Especially while watching war films. In Saving Private Ryan, GIs seem as cool under fire as the Wehrmacht troops look cowardly and ready to throw their hands up. In reality, of ...See the full content of this document
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