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My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio

Author
Bill Matz, Bill Martin
Published
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://on-the-banks.simplecast.com/episodes/my-toughest-battle-uhT5eQby

In this episode of On the Banks, we meet Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, U.S. Army (Ret.) (Gettysburg 1961), who shares his inspiring life story as a boy stricken with polio who, through persistence, overcame childhood paralysis and achieved a highly decorated 30-year career in the U.S. Army. He also discusses his new book, “My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio.”

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