VPM Documentaries
The Silent Soldier and the Portrait
11/5/2020 | 55m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow a living survivor of a World War II tragedy as he revisits past experiences.
THE SILENT SOLDIER AND THE PORTRAIT documents the story of one of the last living survivors of a major World War II military tragedy, and two secrets that he kept for decades. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship. He revisits the location and reveals his secrets.
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VPM Documentaries is a local public television program presented by VPM
VPM Documentaries
The Silent Soldier and the Portrait
11/5/2020 | 55m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
THE SILENT SOLDIER AND THE PORTRAIT documents the story of one of the last living survivors of a major World War II military tragedy, and two secrets that he kept for decades. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship. He revisits the location and reveals his secrets.
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