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Podcast: Highway to History Podcast
Episode: Almost Heaven: Bo Gritz and his North Idaho Covenant Community
Description: James "Bo" Gritz was a hero to many. He was the most decorated soldier in the Vietnam War and helped negotiate an end to the standoff at Ruby Ridge. Gritz was also rumored to be the inspiration for John Rambo, of the First Blood movies. However, he was also a leader of the Christian Identity movement, an anti-Semitic, right-wing philosophy. Because he was afraid that someday Jewish people would use the United Nations to kick off the New World Order, he built a survivalist community near Kamiah, Idaho.