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Mario Patruno | F Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division - Army

8:33   |   Lost Paratrooper Mario Patruno recalls outshooting a German soldier, and how learning to ride horses helped him find his company during a fierce firefight.

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