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Germans in the Woods | #VeteransVoices from StoryCorps
He was a soldier for 26 years. One face from one day in the woods never left him. 🌲
Who it's for
Robertson speaks to his son-in-law about shooting a German soldier in the Battle of the Bulge, and how that soldier's face stayed vivid in his memory.
Feelings it meets
What it is
An animated StoryCorps short directed by Mike and Tim Rauch, based on a StoryCorps interview in which World War II veteran Joseph Robertson talks with his son-in-law, Jonathan Fish Jr. Robertson recalls an encounter during the Battle of the Bulge in which a young German soldier, told to surrender, reached for his weapon and Robertson shot him.
Where to find it
YouTube, official StoryCorps channel (free); also embedded on storycorps.org (Spanish subtitles available per StoryCorps).
Before you start
Heads up: Killing in war; a vivid combat memory.
Age: Ages 14+
What's done cannot be undone.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1
