The Dutch

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10/03/22 • 8 min

“I said to myself, ‘Jon, your Papa gave his life as a member of the Dutch resistance and his sacrifice will not be made in vain. Not today. Today you will find and protect your daughter.’”

82-year-old Jon Vogel survived the occupation of the Netherlands during World War II as a child. But he found the true test of his character when the first zombie wave broke against his sleepy town. Tune in for his story.

“I said to myself, ‘Jon, your Papa gave his life as a member of the Dutch resistance and his sacrifice will not be made in vain. Not today. Today you will find and protect your daughter.’”

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