In the Footsteps of the 99th #5: Tom's Photograph

A Needle in a Stack of Needles

Yesterday, I found myself retracing steps from a voyage I undertook back in 2008, an adventure that echoes with sentimental resonance. My travel companion on that original journey was Tom Skattum, an indelible figure of the 99th Battalion. Tom's tenacity in preserving the tales of his comrades was such that he jeopardized his own wellbeing. Looking back…