Rescue Dawn ’Little Dieter Needs To Fly’ - Dengler’s version

Little Dieter Needs To Fly is the title of the documentary by Werner Herzog. Dieter Dengler, born in Germany, he only wanted to fly. He immigrated to the US at age 18. He spent several years in the army before getting a chance to fly. After his plane crash he is held prisoner by the Pathet Lao before being transfered to the Vietcong. Amazing story. Dieter (pronounce dii-et ter) Dengler is a very optimistic man after all he’s been thru. This is edit this to 10 minutes and include one subtitle. “Sabai“ (7:56) is translated as “easy,“ a standard informal greating for Laos and Thailand. Formal is sabaidee. His former wife Irene Lam was present at his funeral. Dengler died of ALS.
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