'Never forget': Annual tributes roll in for 'Die Hard' cop in Nakatomi Plaza terror attack
In the plot for the first Die Hard film, the fictional LAPD officer is radioed in to investigate an emergency call from John McClane, whose wife's Christmas party was hijacked by terrorists at the plaza. Powell, portrayed by Reginald VelJohnson, and McClane, a New York Police Department detective lieutenant played by Bruce Willis, develop a friendship over the citizens band radio as the latter fights the terrorists inside the tower.
34 years ago today, Sgt. Al Powell helped stop a terrorist attack at Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. May his bravery never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/ppz9cxsvWQ"34 years ago today, Sgt. Al Powell helped stop a terrorist attack at Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. May his bravery never be forgotten," Tampa Bay traffic anchor Tim Wronka tweeted on Christmas Eve. The tweet was liked over 68,300 times and seen by 3.7 million Twitter users as of early Christmas evening.
"Taking a moment to give thanks to the heroic efforts of John McClane and Sgt. Al Powell; remembering those that perished in the siege of Nakatomi Plaza. 34 years. Never forget," wrote another on social media. Taking a moment to give thanks to the heroic efforts of John McClane and Sgt. Al Powell; remembering those that perished in the siege of Nakatomi Plaza. 34 years. Never forget 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Db8psyFcfoSnopes conducted a fact check for the claim"Sgt.
The outlet also noted that the frequent meme photo used to pay tribute to Powell each year is actually a picture of VelJohnson as Carl Winslow in the popular television series Family Matters, in which VelJohnson also played a police officer. .During a recent interview, the actor was asked to weigh in on the debate over Die Hard being considered a Christmas movie.
"When I was filming the film Die Hard, I didn't even think about it being a Christmas movie. I knew that there was a Christmas theme that was going on in the movie, but it wasn't a major focus of the movie. And I never really realized that it was going to be a Christmas movie until the audience told me that it was," VelJohnson said."And when the audience said that it was a Christmas movie.
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