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"This film champions real American heroism, it's great to see that!" --KMPH FOX TV Ch 26 - Fresno, CA
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In the documentary feature Heroes of an American Town, the stories of three heroes native to the small town of Tulare, California are explored. First is Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Mathias, who won the Gold medal in 1948 for the decathlon at the age of seventeen, winning again in 1958. The film features Mathias' last interview, which he did with director Dan Traub before his death in September of 2006. The film then tells the story of Four-Star General Maurice A. Preston, who in WWII commanded the 379th Bomb group, flying the B-17. In 1958 Preston flew a B-17 to his home of Tulare, CA, where it became a monument called the Preston s Pride. The film's third hero is highly decorated WWII Veteran Manuel Toledo , who started Tulare's AMVETS post 56 in 1948. Toledo built the Tulare post to become the largest in the USA. AMVETS 56 takes care of Tulare's B-17, which is still proudly displayed next to the 99 Freeway, on loan from the US Government. Heroes of an American Town features interviews with WWII veterans, and an original soundtrack written and performed by director Dan Traub and editor Mike Bedik.
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"This film champions real American heroism, it's great to see that!" --KMPH FOX TV Ch 26 - Fresno, CA
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In the documentary feature Heroes of an American Town, the stories of three heroes native to the small town of Tulare, California are explored. First is Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Mathias, who won the Gold medal in 1948 for the decathlon at the age of seventeen, winning again in 1958. The film features Mathias' last interview, which he did with director Dan Traub before his death in September of 2006. The film then tells the story of Four-Star General Maurice A. Preston, who in WWII commanded the 379th Bomb group, flying the B-17. In 1958 Preston flew a B-17 to his home of Tulare, CA, where it became a monument called the Preston s Pride. The film's third hero is highly decorated WWII Veteran Manuel Toledo , who started Tulare's AMVETS post 56 in 1948. Toledo built the Tulare post to become the largest in the USA. AMVETS 56 takes care of Tulare's B-17, which is still proudly displayed next to the 99 Freeway, on loan from the US Government. Heroes of an American Town features interviews with WWII veterans, and an original soundtrack written and performed by director Dan Traub and editor Mike Bedik.
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