An engaging interview with a living survivor with first hand accounts.
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GALESBURG —
Howard Benthine was not even 19 years old when he killed another man for the first time.
“I grabbed him by his head and snapped his neck,” the 84-year-old said. “You know, you live or you die.
“It was him or me. I did what I was trained to do.”
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Benthine faces cancer with the same attitude with which he faced war.
“We’ve had a hell of a good life. An outstanding life.”
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http://www.galesburg.com/news/x10250...War-II-battles