Did anyone else see The Candy Bomber the other night? What a story and what a man to boot!!
It is the story of an Air Force pilot who during the Berlin Airlift at the end of World War II, who came up w/a way to get candy to the children of West Berlin by tying Hershey bars and pieces of gum to handkerchief parachutes and tossing them out the windows of the Bomber on their approach into the airfield. He had met some of the kids a few days before when they had gathered behind a portion of the fencing around the base, gave them all he had in the way of candy, which was only two pieces of Wrigley's Spearmint gum and watching those kids first split the pieces as small as possible to get to as many as possible and then...Then they tore the wrappers up and handed that out. He said seeing those kids just bring that wrapper up to their noses and take in the first smell of something in the way of candy in such a long time was what make him decide to come up w/what became known as Operation Little Vittles.
It really is quite the story and I needed the Kleenex box a couple of times too, so fair warning there!! I really hope it comes back on again, as the Parents missed it and I know they'd love it. Anyway, if you get a chance to see this, watch it!! You won't regret it.