In this special first-person account, Steve Trimm, a skilled historic tour guide, delivers a moving talk of the life of his uncle Ray Gantter. Gantter is the author of one of the most recognized accounts of WW2, considered must-read materials for scholars of the Second World War.

It was September 1944 when Pvt. Ray Gantter joined his new unit on the Belgian-German border. Along that front, things had been so quiet - and for so long - that the old-timers were sure the war would be over by Christmas. A week later, the Battle of the Bulge exploded and Ray and his new buddies were sucked into the center of the horror.

When the Nazi’s offensive was stopped, the Allied invasion of Germany began. Ray and his comrades would be in the thick of that epic struggle, too.

Ray Gantter began his service as an enlisted man. By the time he was discharged, he was a Lieutenant. That simple statement speaks volumes about Ray’s competence as a warrior, his ability as a battlefield leader, and his personal courage.

After the war, like most veterans, Ray couldn’t talk about what he’d been through. But unlike most vets, he could write about. To his surprise, he had an extraordinary gift for writing, and his book, Roll Me Over: An Infantryman’s World War, became a classic of World War II literature.

Ray’s nephew Steve Trimm will read excerpts from the book and talk about the Ray Gantter he knew.

Register at 518-328-0090. Cost is $20/pp. Under 12 free.