00:00In the early hours of the 10th of May, 1940, the phone rang in the casemate.
00:05The message was clear. German forces had crossed the border.
00:10Furlone volunteered as a scout and crawled forward with his rifle,
00:14moving from bush to bush toward a large stone near the river Eisel.
00:19Soon, Furlone spotted German helmets on the opposite bank.
00:23He reported that he saw eight soldiers with automatic rifles,
00:27three setting up a light machine gun, and twelve more preparing to cross in rubber boats.
00:33Furlone opened fire, hitting one of the boats, but the Germans pressed on.
00:38A bullet tore into his upper arm, causing heavy bleeding.
00:42Believing he might die, Furlone made a vow to God.
00:46If he survived, he would devote his life to liberating the Netherlands from German occupation.
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