ABOUT THIS EPISODE
When Iraq and Afghanistan Marine veteran Andrew Biggio purchased an M1 Garand rifle, the same rifle his uncle had used in World War II, it led him on a journey to find the last living World War II veterans and document their stories – and have them sign his rifle. Newt’s guest is Andrew Biggio, author of The Rifle: Combat Stories from America’s Last WWII Veterans Told Through an M1 Garand.
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English
United States
TRANSCRIPT 🔗
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Speaker 1: On this episode of News World, I have just come across an interesting new book entitled The Rifle. Combat Stories from America's last World War Two Veterans told through an M one Grand by Andrew Biggio. The book began when Andrew brought a nineteen forty five M one Grand rifle and handed it to his neighbor World War Two veteran corporal Joseph Drago, unlocking memories Drago had kept on spoken for fifty years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drego to sign the rifle, a…
Speaker 1: On this episode of News World, I have just come across an interesting new book entitled The Rifle. Combat Stories from America's last World War Two Veterans told through an M one Grand by Andrew Biggio. The book began when Andrew brought a nineteen forty five M one Grand rifle and handed it to his neighbor World War Two veteran corporal Joseph Drago, unlocking memories Drago had kept on spoken for fifty years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drego to sign the rifle, a…
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