StoryCorps Shorts: The Echoes of War

A WW II vet tells his grandson about when he was called up for a special assignment.

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StoryCorps Shorts: The Echoes of War POV

Premiered May 29, 2023

Towards the end of World War II, U.S. Army Sergeant Harrison Wright was stationed in a small village in Belgium near the border with Germany. At StoryCorps, he tells his grandson, Sean Guess, about being called upon for a special assignment.

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