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A NEW World War II Documentary recently seen in the New York Times. The Times Herald calls it a superb, well-researched 90-minute tribute to the veterans. The 5-Part independent project follows the real-life story of a Philadelphia teenager who left his large Irish family to join the famous 101st Airborne Division during WWII. In their own voices, Joe McGinley and his battle buddies, now aging troopers, describe their personal war, one place and one incident at a time, in the largest conflict in human history. In humble narrtives they recount jump training at Fort Benning; brief romances in England and a dangerous night jump into Normandy. The lone survivor of C-47 Plane #5, tells how his lucky $20 bill was signed by everyone before taking off to an unknown fate. Their second combat jump into Holland preceded 72 days along Hell's Highway behind German lines. These troopers returned home with Purple Hearts and traumatic memories that still resonate as if they happened yesterday. Sis