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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2025 · 38 MIN

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

from On the Banks · host Bill Matz, Bill Martin

In this episode of On the Banks, we meet Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, U.S. Army (Ret.) (Gettysburg 1961), who shares his inspiring life story as a boy stricken with polio who, through persistence, overcame childhood paralysis and achieved a highly decorated 30-year career in the U.S. Army. He also discusses his new book, “My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio.”Once you are finished watching this episode, please take our 5-minute podcast survey at www.phigam.org/PodcastSurvey.

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