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By Ronald Chase

ISBN-10: 160893361X

ISBN-13: 9781608933617

ISBN-10: 1683244702

ISBN-13: 9781683244707

On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a miles adorned Vietnam conflict hero, became a real-life model of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one package deal, robbed the Northern nationwide financial institution in Mars Hill, Maine. He escaped with $110,000; on the time, the biggest financial institution theft within the background of the kingdom. A tunnel rat and paratrooper in Vietnam who rose to the rank of Sergeant, he used to be provided 4 bronze stars and prompt for a silver famous person for valor. He lower back domestic to northern Maine broke and upset. donning darkish glasses, wearing a Marx Brother’s ankle size coat and donning a blue wig, he robbed the financial institution, although he used to be well-known by way of the aged teller. He first and foremost escaped by means of paddling a rubber raft down the Prestile movement. This was once the start of a comic book, outrageous, unbelievable trip that took him around the usa, then to Europe and North Africa prior to eventually surrendering to gurus in Scotland backyard after he had spent many of the funds. alongside the way in which, he lived a raucous lifetime of wine and girls whereas hobnobbing in aristocratic hangouts and giving cash to these he seemed to be in desire; for all time staying only a heartbeat prior to police officers. He motor biked throughout Europe, hoodwinked border officers, got a camel and received misplaced within the North African wilderness. again to the U.S. for prosecution, he used to be convicted and imprisoned. published numerous years later, he moved again to northern Maine, the place he persisted to guide a reckless lifestyles that integrated working a “pot farm,” till he died at age fifty six in 2003. whilst requested by means of a pal why he had robbed the financial institution, he replied, “the VA wouldn’t supply me a personal loan, so i made a decision to take one out on my own.”

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