we donβt talk enough about how important it was that gale and john lived. they lived. boys cried to their mamas if they got assigned to the 100th. they were known to fly in the βpurple heartβ position. theyβre group was titled bloody, unlucky, cursed. everyday going up in the sky was an 9/10 chance you wouldnβt be coming back. and one time they didnβt. over bremen, and then munster; 15 months in the stalag luft three and they lived. and they almost didnβt. but they came HOME. and history books call this the power of friendship gmfu














