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What Happened to the Real-Life Liberators?

What Happened to the Real-Life Liberators?

The stories of the real-life Thunderbirds of the 45th Infantry Division who were the inspirations for the characters in Netflix's 'The Liberator'.

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Nov 18, 2020
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The Liberator is Jeb Stuart’s new four-part miniseries on Netflix. Centred around Felix Sparks and The 45th Infantry Divison - otherwise known as ‘‘The Thunderbirds.’’ A division made up of soldiers from Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico who fought together as men with different cultural backgrounds; Caucasians, Hispanics, and Native Americans…

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