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[Fred Atkinson]

http://www.highflightproductions.com/high_flight_productions/JohnMagee.html

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On Feb 18, 2013, at 9:51 PM, Fred Atkinson <fatkinson at mishmash.com> wrote:

> Richard, 
> 
>       I remember quite well.  I was a television transmitter operator for SCETV for many years.  They used to play it at sign off quite regularly.  
> 
>       Do you know the story of the man who wrote the poem?  His name was John Gillespie Magee.  The poem was circulated by his parents after he died in a plane crash.  
> 
>       This link provides some information about it.  
> 
>       Regards, 
> 
> 
> 
>                                                                    Fred 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 8:13 PM, Richard Barth <w3hwn at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> At 08:05 AM 2/18/2013, Fred Atkinson wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlWC7kfpDE&fmt=53&autostart=1
>> 
>> 
>> Hi, Fred.
>> 
>> This brings back fond memories. Years ago, one of the local broadcast stations used this poem (and a similar, but different video) as its sign-off every night.
>> When they were preparing to shut down at the end of their broadcast day up would come the film and the recitation of that poem, and I always enjoyed
>> watching it.
>> 
>> Perhaps you remember it too. I don't know the years it was on the air, but it might have  been while you were living in the area.
>> 
>> Dick 
>> 
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