Catching up after the holidays, and just now reading your post. Thank you for the link to Durning’s NYT obit, and your overview of the Malmedy massacre. The story of his war experiences in the Times bio made me weep for his pain, and that of our heroic troops, then and now.
I adored Durning as an actor, but had never known of his harrowing time in the war until his obits have appeared. I note that, back when there was less understanding of PTSD, it took him until he was almost 50 to get over his and start really succeeding as an actor.
There is so much to be done for our current veterans.
Thanks again, and happy new year to you!