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Tonight we're going to talk about one of the most difficult times in the history of the world.

World War II. A world war is where many countries are fighting each other at the same time.

Two of the countries fighting in World War II were America and Germany.

But tonight our story begins before the World War on a little farm in Utah.

Living at this farm was a boy named Gail. Every day Gail helped his father grow sugarbeats on the farm.

Gail's father taught him to work hard and to help his neighbor.

One day when Gail was working in the fields he heard a noise in the sky.

He looked up and saw planes flying over his head. From that moment he knew he wanted to be a pilot

that he grew up.

When he was old enough, Gail joined the Air Force and learned to fly.

Soon after this enemy airplanes attacked America's base at Pearl Harbor and America joined in the war.

Gail flew bomber planes during the war.

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