Welcome to AirNenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Bravery comes in all shapes and sizes.

It might be the kid who stands up to the bully at school or the person who asks their

crush out on a date.

Bravery doesn't have to mean putting one's life in danger.

Of course, any action movie will tell you it means big muscles and even bigger guns,

but one war war two soldier proved Hollywood all wrong.

This was a story about bravery that was almost too good to be true and his name was Leo

Major.

Major was born in 1921 in Massachusetts.

His parents were French Canadian, but his father had brought his mother's state side while

he was working for the American Railroad Company.

Before Leo turned one, Mr. Major moved every wooden back home to Montreal, Canada.

As he got older though, the young Major didn't get along with his father and went to live

with an aunt when he was just 14.

There weren't many opportunities for work where he lived, but he did have a desire to

show his father that he could make something of himself.

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