Born on this day in 1888- John Garand
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otisthedrnk
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John Garand
Yes and what language would we be speaking without him!!
Yes and what language would we be speaking without him!!
Speaking of "language", here's man himself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKg8pSZDDOU
Unlike any Quebecois accent I've ever heard. I remember reading somewhere that even Garand was surprised by his accent when he saw himself on film.
dreadpirate
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John Garand has an interesting bio. A French Canadian, who left school after the age of 11 to work in a textile mill, according to wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garand
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