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"They Were Expendable" Are we the current 'expendables'? [View all]
They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed.
The film is based on the 1942 book by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a PT boat unit defending the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) in World War II.
While a work of fiction, the book was based on actual events and people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Were_Expendable
Evidently in the rush to reopen the economy, we are the new expendables.
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