Friday January 29th 2010

By News Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2010 12:37:00 PM.

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11:30AM RED FRIDAY The little known history of The Battle for Hochwald Gap, a major Canadian WWII victory, will be commemorated in a special episode this February by the hit TV series, Greatest Tank Battles. One of the last surviving heroes of the battle, John Hale joins Jeff

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