Metcalfe revisits Camp Toccoa

WWII veteran invited to watch paratrooper training

  • Gene Metcalfe is a 103-year-old WWII veteran. He returned to Camp Toccoa where he trained to be a paratrooper last week as part of the All-Airborne Battalion's paratrooper training sessions.
    Gene Metcalfe is a 103-year-old WWII veteran. He returned to Camp Toccoa where he trained to be a paratrooper last week as part of the All-Airborne Battalion's paratrooper training sessions.
    BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD A veteran returning to where they trained for war can be an uneasy experience.Just ask Gene Metcalfe, a 103-y...

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