War As My Fathers Tank Battalion Knew It
By Aaron Elson
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Aaron Elson went to a reunion of the 712th Tank Battalion in 1987, seven years after his father passed away. Aaron was so moved by the stories the veterans shared that he returned two reunions later with a tape recorder. The rest is history. Oral history.
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The Valiant Virgin, the Lady in Red, and the Richest Man in Town
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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episode 103 bob levine
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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The Kassel Mission: George Noorigian
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Episode 101 Jack Prior
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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A Marine on Tinian: Part 2
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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A Marine on Tinian Part 1
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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World War II Enemies Meet Again
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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A 'Guest' of the Emperor: Karnig Thomasian Part 2
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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A 'guest' of the emperor
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Uphill Both Ways: The Great Depression
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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Don and Evelyn Knapp Part 2
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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R.I.P. Don Knapp, 102, Part 1
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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"So long kids, and if I never see you again, goodbye"
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 90: In the Hospital
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May 21, 2021 |
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Omaha Beach Armageddon
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May 09, 2021 |
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Exercise Tiger: Angelo Crapanzano Part 2
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Exercise Tiger: Angelo Crapanzano, Part 1
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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Tank driver Charles Vorhees: Part 2
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Charles Vorhees Part 1: The explosion at Heimboldshausen
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Interview With a Loader: Bob Rossi Part 2
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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"Lock and Load" Pfc. Bob Rossi
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode 82: Bussell
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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A Marine on Iwo
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 80: A Medley
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Mary Previte: Finding My Heroes
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 1
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 2
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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The Last Hurrah: Paratrooper Ed Boccafogli, Part 3
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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"Tough Guy": Jim Koerner, Part 2
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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"Tough Guy": Jim Koerner, Part 1
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Bastogne: 101st Airborne veteran Maurice Tydor, Part 1
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Bastogne: Maurice Tydor, Part 2
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Interview With a Tank Driver: Tony D'Arpino Part 2
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Interview With a Tank Driver: Tony D'Arpino Part 1
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Five 101st Airborne Veterans Talking Bastogne (Part 2)
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Five 101st Airborne Veterans Talking Bastogne (Part 1)
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Hitch Hiker Part 4: Conclusion
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Hitch Hiker Part 3: Close Encounter With a Buzz Bomb
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Hitch Hiker Part 2: Merry Christmas in July
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Hitch Hiker: Part 1
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Thanksgiving in the Rain
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Episode 62: Cult of Personality
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Food and War
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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You could die laughing: Stories of Humor and War
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Cannon Fodder: Arnold Brown, Part 2
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Arnold Brown, Part 1
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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My Father's Tank Battalion: Booze and War
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Lieutenant Dale Albee Part 3: Handlebar Hank
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Dale Albee, Part 2
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Dale Albee Part 1
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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The Kissless Bride, a "Late Date," and The Richest Man in Town
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Forrest Dixon Part 2
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Forrest Dixon, Part 1
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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"Those 88s Are Breaking Up That Old Squad of Mine"
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Ed Stuever Part 2: "Watch My Smoke"
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Ed "Smoky" Stuever Part 1
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Tail Gunner Sam Part 2
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Tail Gunner Sam Part 1
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Big Andy
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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The Company Commander
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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The 4th of July on the 6th of June
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Good News Bad News
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May 30, 2020 |
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Memorial Day: Pine Valley
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May 25, 2020 |
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Paris, Illinois
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May 16, 2020 |
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This episode is personal
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May 09, 2020 |
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How Cold Was It? The Battle of the Bulge
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Sam and Joe
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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"The Iron Cross and a Three-Day Pass": Habscheid
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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A couple of tankers talking World War II
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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A tank recovery unit driver in World War II
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Once Upon a Tank in the Bulge
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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"What Do You Want, To Live Forever?"
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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The Road to Falaise
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Valentine's Day
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Lieutenant Warfield's Widow
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Hill 122 Part 9: The Turning Plow
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Hill 122 Part 8: "It says here hand to hand combat ... that's me."
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Hill 122, Part 7: A Side Trip to Anzio
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Hill 122, Part 6: No Man's Land
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Hill 122, Part 5: Jim Flowers' statement
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Hill 122, Part 4: Survivor Guilt
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 21: Hill 122, Part 3: The motorcycle (kettenrad)
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Hill 122 Part 2: Louis Gerrard
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Hill 122 Part 1
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 18: The Kassel Mission Part 2: George Collar
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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The Kassel Mission, Part 1
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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The Barroom Brawl
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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The Patton Episode
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Conversation With a Tank Gunner
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Never Salute an Officer With a Cigarette in Your Hand
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Bellied up on a hedgerow, and other stories
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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A Tale of Two Tonsillectomies
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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The Runaway Tank
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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The Death of Shorty
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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This Old Horse
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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The Fourth of July, 1944
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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Pfaffenheck, Part 3: The telegram
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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A Cow in a Tree
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Pfaffenheck, Part 2
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May 30, 2019 |