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The great director, John Ford, worked for OSS during WW II. He ran a film unit that took amazing shots of actual combat. His film "The Battle of Midway" is a classic, and well worth watching. He had camera crews on the US carriers during the battle, and just before it started, they happened to film most of the flight crews for Torpedo 8, the squadron that tragically lost all but one of its men during the battle, but contributed greatly to the US victory. It was originally produced only for the families of the deceased.
Here's a link to the film. It's only 8 minutes long. For whatever reason, in this version the soundtrack has been disabled, thought the picture clarity in excellent. Note that in the closeup of two aircrews, two men are identified as "NOT MISSING" though in fact they were indeed lost. I wonder how/why this happened. Perhaps someone has some information.
The soundtrack is haunting, and here's a link to the same film, though much poorer quality, with the soundtrack intact.
Just something to ponder, and reflect, as we once again read about the threat once again rising in the Far East.
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