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MOST OF US HAVE WATCHED THE "60 MINUTES" PROGRAM. THE ANDY ROONEY COMMENTARY IS USUALLY VERY GOOD.  ANDY ROONEY IS AMERICA'S CURMUDGEON. HIS FEATURE FREQUENTLY SAYS WHAT MANY OF US ARE THINKING.  

ANDY GOT HIS START AS A REPORTER FOR "STARS AND STRIPES," THE PAPER PUBLISHED ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE TROOPS DURING WWII.  ANDY SPENT THREE YEARS RIDING ON BOMBING MISSIONS WITH THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, SLOUGHING THROUGH MUD WITH THE INFANTRY IN EUROPE AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST REPORTERS TO ENTER PARIS WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK FROM THE GERMANS.  

I JUST FINISHED ANDY'S BOOK, CALLED "MY WAR" WRITTEN BACK IN 1995.  IT'S A GOOD READ  AND IF YOU LIKE ANDY, YOU WOULD LIKE THE BOOK.  IT CHRONICLES THE WAR AS HE SAW IT.  

DO YOU WATCH ANDY ROONEY'S COMMENTARY?

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