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Gentlemen:
I have often thought about the courage of the soldier who placed his bdy on top of the grenade to save his comrades, or Sgt. Snuffy Smith who piked up the ignited flare that went off inside a B-17 and carried it to the open bomb bay and dropped it in order to save his plane, Voss taking on BFlight , 56 Squadron. Barker taking on a Jagdgruppe. Alvin York single handed captured 120 German soldiers and countless other acts courage. I think there two things that are common in most of these acts, a great sense of duty and the bond between soldiers that is created as the result of good training. The intense sense of duty in the individual acts like Voss and Luke and bond/love of the fellow soldier/ crew member. I always find this type of courage remarkable.
Blue skies,
Dan-San Abbott
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