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Vet parachutes to relive history


Jack

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Redford's character in the 1977 movie was a composite. In one scene, Redford's character held a gun to a British tank commander's head to try to get him to roll his column forward and relieve the beleaguered paratroopers in Arnhem. Burriss was the soldier who held the gun.

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