Listen to veterans describe their experience of combat, what it was like to be Jewish in the military, and how they coped with being so far from home and their loved ones.
Fighting The War
Gerald Daub, US Army
"I don't know if you know it, or can understand what, the life of an infantryman is like..."
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Ed Koch, US Army
"Crossing a field was the most terrifying moment..."
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Being Jewish In The Military
Seymour Karpen, US Army
"I don't know if I can convey that sense of what it's like to be in fear..."
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Allan Zachary, US Army Air Forces
"Every Friday night they have what's called a GI party..."
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Pearl Scher, US Marine Corps
"Every Friday night I went to those services..."
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Bentley Kassal, US Army Air Forces
"A major gave us orientation about going overseas..."
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Ralph Leinoff, US Marine Corps
"For the first time in my life..."
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Joseph Helmreich, US Army
"During holidays there would always be an invitation..."
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Far From Home
Milton Mollen, US Army Air Forces
"When I get into the plane the first thing I do is..."
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