The 10 Mountain Division was born and raised just west of Vail, Colorado.
“The thought of an elite group of skiers who scale cliff faces and fight bad guys atop mountains sounds like the stuff of predictable action movies. However, unpredictably, this division of the US Army is very much real. Now based in Fort Drum, New York, the Tenth Mountain Division’s historic role in WWII created a fascinating Colorado legacy …”
You can go to the site and sit up on a small hill and make out the streets and foundation outlines of the buildings, housing etc. Cool place.
WHEN I WAS A KID I HAD TOY SOLDIERS IN WHITE SNOW CLOTHES WITH SKIS..