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But both men persevere, bonded by their close and growing friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #0f1111;\">As the interviews go on, John faces an ordeal of his own. His wife is fighting brain cancer. What will happen to his wife and his two young children? John must continue uncovering Gene&#8217;s story of survival as he himself confronts the greatest trial of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span class=\"a-text-italic\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #0f1111;\">Tailspin\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #0f1111;\">is more than a war story. It&#8217;s a story of two men&#8217;s separate journeys confronting trauma and loss. 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