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Runaway Teen Became Tank Driver

Seven decades after German artillery blew up Stan Stachera’s tank in the Netherlands, the folding leather cribbage board he made in hospital remains his family’s favourite link to his wartime past.
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Seven decades after German artillery blew up Stan Stachera’s tank in the Netherlands, the folding leather cribbage board he made in hospital remains his family’s favourite link to his wartime past.

To read his story, visit Wartime Wednesdays by News-Optimist Columnist Elinor Florence here: www.elinorflorence.com/blog/canadian-tanks-ww2.

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