Posted on 12/18/2011 5:50:58 PM PST by NEWwoman
Great info, US Navy Vet -
Inspiring. When things look hopeless, never, ever give up. So timely for these days.
Thanks for sharing
My mother-in-law remembers this very well. She was a school girl at the time and tells me that holiday season the whole country was transfixed over Bastogne and whether those boys would be rescued in time. (I know, the 101st has always maintained they didn’t need any rescuing. :-)))
Good grief, woman, can you please lady up? We women are diminished when we sink to such language.
There are many decent expressions that describe fortitude.
* can you please lady up? *
the expression is “Cowboy up” where I am from, Big Sis. :)
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