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[–] Tugboater203@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's pretty cool, I hope they made it home

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

That’s a fucking hero. Guy had everything in the US, was a tall handsome professional athlete. But he gave it all up to fly bombers. Sacrifice for the greater good. Thank you Waddy