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re: 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation: German Perspective

Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:07 pm to
Posted by TheCaterpillar
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:07 pm to
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One of the main guys was a rocket scientist by the name of Wernher von Braun. He was the guy that designed the German V-2 rocket that the Germans used to bombard places like London in later stages of the war. He was brought to America after the war and for all intents and purposes is the father of the American Space Program. His crowing glory was the Saturn V program that took us to the moon. They even named the Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama after him



And he is Jake Gyllenhall's idol. Not to be confused with his dad, who is his hero.

Posted by Martini
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:12 pm to
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And he is Jake Gyllenhall's idol. Not to be confused with his dad, who is his hero.


October Sky. A great movie.

And I read Operation Paperclip last year when it came out and it is a phenomenal read.
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