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The Men of WWII - "The Last Fighter Pilot" - an incredible interview.

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August 27, 2017, 11:01 AM
redleg2/9
The Men of WWII - "The Last Fighter Pilot" - an incredible interview.
The webmaster of my 2/9 Field Artillery website sent an email with this video: "The Last Fighter Pilot", Captain Jerry Yellin, the man who flew the final combat mission of World War II.

In the email he wrote: "You know that I rarely "send" or "forward" any of the thousands of videos floating around the Internet today.
Today, I will make an exception. This is a video that any combat veteran will relate to."

It brought tears to my eyes.

https://www.facebook.com/Regne...s/10156070029429316/

Take care.

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August 27, 2017, 12:08 PM
bubbatime
Wow that brought some tears to my eyes. Amazing man.


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August 27, 2017, 12:17 PM
TMats
I received this video a week or two ago and went to BN looking for the book. No joy

This thread reminds me to order it


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August 27, 2017, 12:18 PM
newtoSig765
I forwarded this to my friend, a retired B/General, whose father flew in the Pacific Theater for all of WWII. Flew CBI, The Hump, bombed Japan from a B-29. I had to warn my friend that I broke down at the end of the video.


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August 27, 2017, 12:18 PM
deepocean
That was some statement by the father of the woman his son married. What an amazing interview.
August 27, 2017, 12:24 PM
4x5
Wow. His grandchildren have quite a heritage. Thanks for sharing


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August 27, 2017, 03:48 PM
ArLEOret
Quite an interview. Thank you for sharing. I will look for the book.


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August 27, 2017, 04:15 PM
drew3630
My father was part of the American occupation forces in Japan after the war and that's where he met my mother. My mother was a teenager during WWII and lived through the allied bombing. She could not tell the difference between a 747 and DC3 but she knew exactly what a B29 was.
They're both gone now. Thank you for sharing that link.
August 27, 2017, 04:50 PM
redleg2/9
quote:
went to BN looking for the book. No joy

Here is the Amazon hardback and Kindle book: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Fi...r+pilot+by+don+brown

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“Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot. . .”
– Napoleon Bonaparte

http://poundsstudio.com/
August 27, 2017, 10:15 PM
Mark71
The greatest generation. Thanks for the video
clip. The book was just added to my amazon cart and I look forward to reading it.
August 27, 2017, 10:32 PM
coloradohunter44
Too few people take the time to learn or remember where our country has been and the times it has survived.


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August 27, 2017, 11:17 PM
dawg23
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Originally posted by Mark71:
The greatest generation. Thanks for the video
clip. The book was just added to my amazon cart and I look forward to reading it.
Semi-related:

My dad led a B17 squadron on the last combat mission flown against Germany. It was his 3rd mission, flown on the day Germany surrendered.

Yes -- they were the greatest generation.


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