Quentin Aanenson: A Fighter Pilot's Burden
Luverne fighter pilot Quentin Aanenson recalls the first time he knew he had killed men.
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Quentin Aanenson: A Fighter Pilot's Burden
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Luverne fighter pilot Quentin Aanenson recalls the first time he knew he had killed men.
On one of his earliest missions, Quentin Aanenson of Luverne, Minnesota, caught German soldiers on an open road with nowhere to take cover. He did what he had been trained to do. Back at his base in Normandy, he got sick. The next day, he flew out and did it again. His account lays bare the personal cost of combat.
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Quentin Aanenson: A Fighter Pilot's Burden
Clip: Episode 4 | 1m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
On one of his earliest missions, Quentin Aanenson of Luverne, Minnesota, caught German soldiers on an open road with nowhere to take cover. He did what he had been trained to do. Back at his base in Normandy, he got sick. The next day, he flew out and did it again. His account lays bare the personal cost of combat.
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