The year was 1944 when my 20 year old mother heeded the call to serve her country. Having never left home, she was about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime and meet the love of her life and husband for 72 years. This story was narrated by me reading from her actual written memoir and told in my mom’s “voice”
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The Green Box – A Paratrooper’s Story
My dad is 96. He still drives, he walks 4 miles every single morning and he still lives in his home. This man is amazing. Several years ago, I gave him a microcassette recorder and asked him to record his life story. When he got to the part of his combat experiences in WW2, I was flabbergasted. He never talked about this and I heard his stories for the first time.
All of the footage in this film is actual footage of the battles he talks about.
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