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Knock knock. Who's there? Juan. Juan who?
Juan hundred Substacks, how kool is dat?
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'I gotta tell you guys a story'
Memorable moments on the menu at lunch
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'Where the hell is my other shoe?'
This is a true story, Jim Rothschadl said.
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I'll be at Reading this weekend
Say hi in the hangar if you're at the WW2 Weekend
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Smokey Stuever's War Part 4
White lightning, Hill 122, a mouse in a foxhole, and a Bronze Star
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Smokey Stuever's War Part 3: The Death of Shorty
Marion "Shorty" Kubeczko was killed on July 7, 1944, during the battle for Hill 122
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Smoky Stuever's War, Part 2: This Man's Army
Tonsils, rattlesnakes, and a horse named Ramblin' Jack
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World War II Oral History
World War II Oral History
I discuss the themes and lessons of WW2 based on my hundreds of hours of recorded interviews and conversations with World War II veterans.
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