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  • April 8, 2016 at 9:09 pm #41648
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    One incredible image shows the heroism of US troops during World War II

    On November 10, 1943, when Lt. Walter L. Chewning Jr., the catapult officer of the USS Enterprise, saw a 9,000-pound F6F Hellcat crash-land on the flight deck and erupt in a ball of flames as it barreled toward the gun gallery, he did not run away.

    Instead, Chewning deliberately ran toward the wreck, stepped on the burning external fuel tank, which was hemorrhaging and fueling the flames, forced the plane’s jammed canopy open, and saved the stunned young pilot’s life.

    April 9, 2016 at 6:08 am #41666
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    Wow!

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    April 9, 2016 at 8:35 am #41673
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    Indeed. Very brave.

    Of course there were brave Nazis, and there
    are brave terrorists and brave peace-marchers, etc
    and so forth.

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    April 9, 2016 at 8:51 am #41674
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    wv wrote:

    Indeed. Very brave.

    Of course there were brave Nazis, and there
    are brave terrorists and brave peace-marchers, etc
    and so forth.

    w
    v

    Of course. But we don’t appreciate those. We appreciate ours. Which is as it should be, especially since something like a brave Nazi is acting in the name of something abhorrent. Right?

    Either way, for me, it’s the photo. I just thought it was an amazing photo.

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