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Old 06-10-2020, 04:37 PM
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I don't usually watch war movies but I am looking forward to the new Tom Hanks film "Greyhound". My dad was the chief radio officer on the SS Ingham during WWII that escorted ships across the Atlantic which is what Hanks' ship does in this movie. Apple paid $70million for the rights to the film so it will only be on Apple+. Not sure when it will be released.

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I served on two destroyers (Greyhounds), and am currently reading the book, The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester, from which the movie was made.
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