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Dogrug t1_itm6a55 wrote

My father in law was a B17 pilot. He loved these guys, and they saved his ass on more than one occasion. He was not progressive but he had a great deal of respect for these men.

In the movie Red Tails they portray a young white officer standing up for them to come into a bar or something (don’t remember exactly), that moment is real, that officer was my father in law. Pretty proud of him.

Edit: corrected plane type

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v13 t1_itmny9d wrote

That is so cool to know! I'm glad he did that!

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31_hierophanto t1_ito004y wrote

>In the movie Red Tails they portray a young white officer standing up for them to come into a bar or something (don’t remember exactly), that moment is real, that officer was my father in law. Pretty proud of him.

Whoa, can't believe that actually happened. I thought that was Hollywood writing yet another "white savior" scene.

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