T66
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 01:03 PM |
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Dieter Dengler - US Navy Pilot
I Sky plussed a documentary on late last week - "Little Dieter needs to fly"
A documentary about a Skyraider pilot shot down by the Viet Cong in Laos. Taken prisoner, he was captive and on the butt end of some grim torture etc.
Might not be everyones cup of tea, but this guy is a complete role model in humanity, he has been to the edge and looked over.
Its in parts on Youtube, and I cannot recommend it highly enough, well worth watching.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Dengler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86buJyDke6Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMYbcMMq6do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QXsggkvhBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRiiWga2oA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0bmZkrcvvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNdbEXG20YY
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 03:49 PM |
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Yep good documentary, there is also a film about it which as a docu-film was pretty close to the facts.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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T66
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 04:33 PM |
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The guy was really composed talking about his exposure to horrendous treatment, and in his older years when the documentary was made he appeared ontop
of his demons (If he had any)
When I read his wiki page, turns out he went down with a disabling nerve issue, and was wheelchair bound, he subsequently shot himself in 2001.
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Benzine
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 06:15 PM |
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Wow, great film. Thanks for posting. Shame about the audio in part 6
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