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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 4430106" data-attributes="member: 12952">The New England Patriots may or may not play football this year, but their team plane is playing a vital role in America’s life-or-death fight against the coronavirus.The Patriots team plane is being used to transport 1.2 million N95 masks from China, to the United States.As the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-million-n95-masks-are-coming-from-chinaon-board-the-new-england-patriots-plane-11585821600" target="_blank">reports</a>, the purchase came about after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker asked the Patriots for their help in acquiring the masks.“I’ve never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome,” Patriots Owner Robert Kraft <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-million-n95-masks-are-coming-from-chinaon-board-the-new-england-patriots-plane-11585821600" target="_blank">said</a>. “In today’s world, those of us who are fortunate to make a difference have a significant responsibility to do so with all the assets we have available to us.”The Kraft family also pitched-in financially, by paying $2 million of the costs associated in acquiring the masks. Initially, 1.7 million masks were ordered, but the plane could only fit 1.2 million. The remaining masks will be flown over on a subsequent flight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 4430106, member: 12952"] The New England Patriots may or may not play football this year, but their team plane is playing a vital role in America’s life-or-death fight against the coronavirus. The Patriots team plane is being used to transport 1.2 million N95 masks from China, to the United States. As the [I]Wall Street Journal[/I] [URL='https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-million-n95-masks-are-coming-from-chinaon-board-the-new-england-patriots-plane-11585821600']reports[/URL], the purchase came about after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker asked the Patriots for their help in acquiring the masks. “I’ve never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome,” Patriots Owner Robert Kraft [URL='https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-million-n95-masks-are-coming-from-chinaon-board-the-new-england-patriots-plane-11585821600']said[/URL]. “In today’s world, those of us who are fortunate to make a difference have a significant responsibility to do so with all the assets we have available to us.” The Kraft family also pitched-in financially, by paying $2 million of the costs associated in acquiring the masks. Initially, 1.7 million masks were ordered, but the plane could only fit 1.2 million. The remaining masks will be flown over on a subsequent flight. [/QUOTE]

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