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A soldiers' story of true friendship
They liked each other immediately.
Rene Rivera and Sam Cila met six years ago outside the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Both were family men, both had a sense of purpose about themselves and both lived in Suffolk County.
"You wonder if it was destiny," Cila says. "If Rene hadn't been there, I might not be here."
"Here" is in the comfortable living room of Rivera's house...
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