My First Return to Belgium Since WWII

YouTube.com ^ | unknown | Vincent J. Speranza

[Twotone]

A little over 2 minute video...very sweet.

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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 101stairborne; bastogne; belgium; screamingeagles; vincentjsperanza; worldwareleven; wwii

[SunkenCiv]

My screen got all blurry.

My First Return to Belgium Since WWII | 2:10
American Veterans Center | 1.2M subscribers | 4,386,899 views | January 19, 2026

[Thank You Rush]

Very, very nice...and thank you for posting. So glad he did make the trip. I bet he has some great stories to tell; both BEING THERE THEN and WHEN he went back.

[srmanuel]

Thanks for the post.

You can’t mention Vince Speranza without think of the song he’s well known for singing....

Blood on the Risers. Gory,, Gory, what a helluva way to die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1i1uYEeyFY

Having spent a couple of days in Bastogne, he’s right, they do have monuments dedicated to the 101st Airborne all over the place.

[Nailbiter]

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[ChuckHam]

A trip to Bastogne is mandatory if you go to Europe, IMO.

[Chainmail]

I've been to Bastogne too and it's exactly as you and this veteran described: they remember us warmly and as I was an American in uniform then, I couldn't buy a beer or a meal while I was there.

They have a large, beautiful monument to our contributions in the war and there's a restored M4 Sherman - with a large shell hole in its side - in the town square.

By the way, all of Belgium is welcoming, the food is excellent, and most everybody speaks English! (you have to try their Moules (mussels) and their chocolate while you're there)

[Albion Wilde]

That’s beautiful. Thanks for posting.

[srmanuel]

I remember when we got there and parked, right on the town square was a restaurant/bar called Le Nuts, which we had lunch in.

Obviously, the Le Nuts was in honor of the American General’s response when the German Commander asked for his “honorable” surrender.