Paul Rouse: NFL at Croke Park is welcome but military should not be part of spectacle
Will there be a fly-over of American military aircraft? And will the other trappings of imperial military power also be on display?
FLY OVER: A view of the F16 flyover before the game. Croke Park Classic 2014, Penn State v University of Central Florida in Croke Park. Pic: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE
Around 1.30pm on Saturday 30 August 2014, two American F-16 supersonic fighter jets roared low in the sky across Dublin. The sound was astonishing. Dogs howled, alarms rang out and people felt their houses shake.
What was their mission?
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