John Stopka, who was nicknamed the "Mad Major", was one of the legends of the 101st Airborne. Unfortunately, after fighting in Normandy and Holland, this legend would die a tragic and unfortunate death at the end of the Battle of the Bulge. In this episode, we are going to the site where John Stopka was killed along with a few artifacts that were recovered from the site years after the war.
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