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Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Here’s a look at the real events and people that inspired the script and the film’s key takeaways for veterans and civilians.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
In the debris, locals found remnants of Tomahawk missiles, which Airwars, a British nonprofit organization that tracks civilian harm in conflict zones, confirmed were the munitions used in the strike.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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But, on the other hand, the civilians in Gaza do not have anything.
—Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Here’s a look at the real events and people that inspired the script and the film’s key takeaways for veterans and civilians.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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Pentagon officials are also seeking to reduce the department’s workforce by 5 percent to 8 percent of its civilian employees over the next several months totaling 50,000 to 60,000 jobs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
In the debris, locals found remnants of Tomahawk missiles, which Airwars, a British nonprofit organization that tracks civilian harm in conflict zones, confirmed were the munitions used in the strike.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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