France November 2021 Trip Recap with Robert J. Laplander and Alexander Curran

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

We have had some folks ask, so we have delivered. Guests on this impromptu episode are Robert J. Laplander and Alexander Curran.

This is an unfiltered recap of our recent trip to France! While there we conducted a field recon for the Doughboy MIA project that made some wonderful and important friendships for us. Our newest team member, Alex, discusses a Doughboy MIA case that is very close to him personally.

Also discussed is the amazing opportunity to walk a 103-year-old diary written by a member of the Lost Battalion saga back through the very Argonne Forest where its pages were first filled. This was an unforgettable day that saw several World War One enthusiasts come together for a poignant walk through history-laden woods.

Come join our discussion and relive some of our best moments. Don’t forget – you can join us and experience the same ground with Lost Battalion Tours.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast.
0:04.1	With me today are Robert Laplander and Alexander Curran,
0:08.4	two members of the Doboy MI8 team, amongst other hats they wear.
0:15.0	So this is a quick episode that we have put together to talk about our recent trip to France
0:20.8	and a couple of the reasons behind it.
0:22.6	You know, you folks know who I am already.
0:25.6	And I will let these gentlemen introduce themselves.
0:28.6	Rob and Alex, welcome to the show.
0:31.6	And Rob, if you will go ahead and just start us off, can you, you've been on the show a couple of times already at this point, but can you go ahead and introduce yourself again?
0:42.2	Robert Laplander, most people know me as that Lost Battalion guy, wrote the books on the Lost Battalion. We lead tours, Mike and I together of Muse Argon with a special emphasis on what happened in the 77th
0:56.0	division. I'm also the managing director of Do Boy, MIA, which we'll talk about in just a moment.
1:02.2	All right. Alex. Hi, everyone. My name's Alexander Curran. I've always had a huge interest in history,
1:09.2	especially military history that came along from my grandfather,
1:13.3	who was in the Second World War over in the Pacific. It wasn't until a few years before the
1:18.4	centennial where I really got a huge interest in the First World War. And then from there, it began
1:24.7	into collecting all sorts of different things.
1:28.8	I love research.
1:32.0	So, you know, it's right up my alley.
1:38.4	And also, missing service members have a huge piece of my heart.
1:40.2	So everything kind of fell together.
1:42.2	I'm the newest member of Do Boy, MIA.
1:43.6	And I'm happy to be here.
	...

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