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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
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Kumar received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 1992.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 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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The Post also reported that Haugh’s civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, was ousted and reassigned to an intelligence job within the Department of Defense.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Kumar received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 1992.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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