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DICHOTOMY-REDDIT OP t1_jcgc9ng wrote

Reply to A World War II airman's "piloting skill" helped save 7 soldiers from a crash in 1944. His remains have now been identified. by DICHOTOMY-REDDIT

Today Ukrainians are fighting for their life and freedom. It wasn’t that long ago Americans we’re doing the same in Europe.

During WW2 over 26,000 airmen died while with serving in the European theater of the 8th Air Force (47,000 casualties).

When I was 24 I was lucky to not fall off a bar stool. Lt. Montgomery and his crew was bombing Germany. Much respect, I couldn’t hold his jock strap.

Hope his extended family finds closure.

Below is from the article.

“Lt. William B. Montgomery, a 24-year-old from Ford City, Pennsylvania, died in the summer of 1944.”

“Montgomery's remains were among those eventually found during a DPAA investigation conducted in 2021”

“Montgomery was killed on June 22, 1944, when the aircraft he was piloting a B-24H Liberator bomber, carrying 10 crew members including himself. It went down near the coast of the United Kingdom. At the time, he was assigned to a bomb squadron within the Army's Eighth Air Force.”

“Montgomery's crew was struck by anti-aircraft that damaged the plane. But the lieutenant was still able to fly the aircraft until it reached the U.K., a feat that officials say was possible because of Montgomery's "piloting skill." He then ordered the crew to exit the plane before it crashed into a farm in West Sussex, England.”

“Seven of the airmen parachuted successfully while the other three crew members, including Montgomery, were still on board. Two of the crew witnessed the aircraft crashed into a farm in West Sussex, England."

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Vdawgp t1_jcgb5f4 wrote

Reply to comment by cookingboy in WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Threatens Ban if TikTok’s Chinese Owners Don’t Sell Stakes by TheAngelMutants

Even if all the US data was sequestered perfectly and never got back to the CCP (something I have severe doubts about), banning it unless they sell is the right move IMO because, due to the CCP issue, the algorithm is subject to the changes China wants. We’ve already seen examples during the Hong Kong protests of different videos showing up based on if you searched about demonstrations in English vs. Chinese characters, and we should not be comfortable allowing the CCP to easily manipulating what we’re paying attention to.

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KarateKid72 t1_jcg9fff wrote

Reply to comment by KayInMaine in US approved 192 licenses for exports to blacklisted Chinese firms early 2022 by Neo2199

I would say that, having lived through the cold war, that anti-Russian sentiment was extremely high under Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan. Cuba and Vietnam were both proxy wars with USSR during the Cold War. I’m sorry you’re too much of a child to remember those days, as well as the McCarthy Red Scare of the 50s. Hate is indeed the correct word. Just go back and watch video footage, newsreels or just look at the films produced during those days. The US literally supplied arms to the Taliban to fight Russia for us. Read some history before making hugely ignorant statements.

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