Heroic Soldier's Redemption

Heroic Soldier's Redemption

Albert Severin Roche, a distinguished French soldier, was sentenced to death for sleeping on duty during World War 1. However, moments before his execution, a messenger arrived with the true story: Albert had crawled for 10 hours under fire to rescue his captain and collapsed from exhaustion.

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