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The Rifle
Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
Book • 2022
The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero's journey of Andrew Biggio, a U.S.
Marine who returned from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He found answers about the price of war by interviewing WWII veterans, using a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle as a catalyst for their stories.
Over two years, Biggio traveled across the country, gathering 96 signatures on the rifle from veterans whose memories were triggered by holding the iconic weapon.
Marine who returned from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He found answers about the price of war by interviewing WWII veterans, using a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle as a catalyst for their stories.
Over two years, Biggio traveled across the country, gathering 96 signatures on the rifle from veterans whose memories were triggered by holding the iconic weapon.
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