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

Name: My Toughest Battle : A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio
Brand: Casemate Publishers

Casemate Publishers

My Toughest BattleA Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio\nAuthor(s): William Matz, James Livingston\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Casemate Publishers, United States\nImprint: Casemate Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781636244983, 978-1636244983\nSynopsis\nThe inspiring life story of a young boy stricken with polio who, through sheer grit, the drive to achieve, and love of the military, overcomes childhood paralysis, takes up the physical challenges of an infantry career and joins the elite airborne forces. Bill Matz earns his Ranger Tab and Master Parachute Badge, and rises to the highest levels of achievement in the [url] Army. He serves in the DMZ in Korea, leads troops in combat in Vietnam, is wounded in the Tet Offensive, receives the Distinguished Service Cross for Valor, and leads troops again during the Panama invasionall while wearing a specially fitted combat boot and a foot orthotic device on his atrophied polio leg. Later duties include serving as Executive Secretary to the Secret.