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Andrew Biggio
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“While at sea, a Marine officer displayed a giant map on a wall. It showed the volcanic island known as Iwo Jima. “We are only in reserve! The other divisions will be landing in the morning, and we will stand by in case they need us,” an officer shouted to the men. As Woody’s ship floated out, the men started to get worried. The other divisions had 80 percent casualties on the first day.”
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
“my flamethrower nozzle fit perfectly inside of it.” Woody inserted the flamethrower into the smokestack and held down the trigger. It poured a violent stream of fire down into the fortification. In a single act, he burned the occupants to death and silenced the machine guns that had killed dozens of U.S. Marines.”
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
“Since there was no need for Woody as a flamethrower-wielding demolitionist, Woody went back to being a rifleman.”
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
― The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
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