First Person War Stories

Remarkable stories of war told by those who fought for a proud nation. Their words. Their voices. Our first episodes tell riveting stories from World War II, then we move on to the Vietnam War and other dramatic conflicts.

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Col. Bill Gara: Leading the First Engineer Battalion in World War II, Part II

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Col. Bill Gara: Leading the First Engineer Battalion in World War II, Part II

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