The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand

The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand

It all started because of a rifle.

The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of que…

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