Surviving Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima: Talking to WWII Vet Bill Swanson
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On this episode of the RealClearDefense podcast “Hot Wash,” RCD contributor John Waters speaks with William Swanson, a Marine Corps veteran of the battle of Guadalcanal in World War II’s Pacific campaign. Now 98 years old, Swanson is the author of “The View From My Foxhole” a firsthand account of the brutal fighting at Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima.
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