What an excellent tribute to the bravery that turned back the last counterattack of the Third Reich.
It has always seemed to have been an element of bold valor--witness the lone bazookaman digging the foxhole at the point where "this is as far as they get".
God Speed the Finest Fighting Force on Earth in its current mission.
Swift victory and safe return, with Saddam's head in a jar.
On behalf of Army vet Ted Maher and his friends at Free Republic, our thoughts, prayers and flag flying 24/7 lit dusk to dawn are for our men and women in uniform.
Considering that the initial attacks feel on green untried units or units that had taken a beating in the Hurtgen Forest, the Americans did pretty well in slowing down the attack.
That man who said, "this is as far as they get" has the kind of spirit that we have come to admire so much of our heros. What a credit to humanity. That's the spirit that built this great country.