This book represents Walter Spadoni who shared his story about World War 2 and the role he played in it. As a Historian, and a Photojournalist I look for stories that remain untold. Meeting people like Walter and finding their story is what makes my work worthwhile.

To many of us the stories of older generations may seem worthless, and irrelevant to our modern lives. But I understand that experience is a synonym for wisdom, for knowledge. Experience is usually gained by living, by facing up to obstacles and overcoming them. A story that occurs without experience is not a story worth telling.

Walter shared his adventures with me in Europe, I got to travel back with him into the past and understand his role during this period of turmoil. Last Fall, with the assistance of Deb Duplassie and other residents of White River I was given the opportunity to listen to Walter's story, to document his experience and express it as a historical document. This book is Walter Spadoni's experience.