Anderson Cooper 360 Blog ‘Missing’ Marine from 9/11 comes forward
The new Oliver Stone movie, “World Trade Center,” tells the story of two Port Authority police officers – Sgt. John McLoughlin and Officer Will Jimeno – who were found by two former U.S. Marines working as volunteers. But the moviemakers only knew the whereabouts of one of the Marines; the other had seemingly vanished.
Because the moviemakers (and most everyone else) didn’t know much about the “missing” Marine, the actor playing him is a white man. In real life, Sgt. Thomas is African-American.
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