Germans insisted it was an old Bavarian drinking song. Americans and British thought it was one of their own. Anyhow, they all sang it. The Beer Barrel Polka became the Tipperary of World War II, ...
Left for dead as a child in a World War II missile attack in Germany, Helga Beckman survived to come to Texas and led a Fort Worth polka band that has kept children dancing and families happy for 45 ...