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Veterans of Battle of the Bulge gather in Tucson
Arizona Daily Star ^
| Carol Ann Alaimo
Posted on 10/08/2009 5:18:58 PM PDT by SandRat
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World War II Army veterans Chuck McGuire, right, and Theodore Carder listen to speakers at a national reunion of Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge held at El Presidio Park.
Photos by Jill Torrance / Arizona daily Star
James Navarro, Flowing Wells High School junior ROTC member, salutes the flag during Wednesday's ceremony. Officials from Belgium and Luxembourg attended.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:18:59 PM PDT
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SandRat
To: SandRat
Real heroes. I see the one chap has an A for Airborne.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:20:38 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Do we want ACORN running America's health care?)
To: SandRat
Ah! My Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge, lost his tank destroyer, transferred to infantry, and got injured in Belgium with mortar fire, getting his purple heart. He would be 86, if he were alive today.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:24:29 PM PDT
by
Forgiven_Sinner
(For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not die)
To: SandRat
My granddad passed away about 6 years back. Lost the hearing in one ear when a German 88 MM artillery shell (I believe) exploded nearby.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:24:55 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: SandRat
God Bless those wonderful men...
To: Frantzie
I was talking with a vet of Bastogne the other day. I asked him about where he served, he said "Belgium...F*ing Belgium! Boy was it cold! I still don't like the cold." He had some interesting things to say about his officers as well.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:25:49 PM PDT
by
hinckley buzzard
(Truth--The liberal's Kryptonite)
To: SandRat
My great-uncle died during this battle when he was just 19. It is still hard to comprehend the number of casualties of that war. Hundreds or thousands, daily. Just incredible.
God bless all of these American heroes.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:26:55 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(If you vote for Democrats, you are engaging in UnAmerican Activity.)
To: SandRat
When one compares the character and integrity of these men to that of the current administration (fighting to force homosexuality onto our children), it tells us something about how far we have fallen in the past 50 years. Tragic.
To: SandRat
Bless them all.
My father and three uncles all fought at the Bulge.
My last surviving uncle use to attend the reunions until his death in 2008.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:27:44 PM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: SandRat
Bless these men, brings tears to my eyes.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:28:10 PM PDT
by
Cathy
To: SandRat
GOD BLESS THESE SAVIOURS OF OUR FREEDOM!!!!
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:28:23 PM PDT
by
taillightchaser
(When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)
To: Frantzie
If you are talking about the A with a circle around it, I believe that was the patch for the 1st Army not airborne.
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10/08/2009 5:29:43 PM PDT
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doc1019
To: Frantzie
My name sake was kill in the battle. I remember when my father died in 72 and at the funeral grounds I was looking around and looked down and saw what I thought was my name it turned out to be the uncle whom I was named after very freaky moment.
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10/08/2009 5:33:20 PM PDT
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guitarplayer1953
(Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
To: cripplecreek
When I was 11,My grandfather took me to Europe and we spent alot of time at various areas that were battlefields in and around Bastogne. It was the late 70’s and some of the bomb craters were still visible.
Also, he showed me a hill where he commanded an anti-aircraft gun. He said that the German planes would fly in the valley and his crew would have to shoot down. They knew that they would be killing civilians but it was war and winning was the ticket home. I got a month long history lesson that I never forgot.
THE BEST vacation I ever had was that month in Europe.
To: SandRat
“...biggest, bloodiest land fight in U.S. history...”
Not saying Bulge was any kind of tea party, it was a grueling, terrifying hell, but it probably wasn’t as bloody as Gettysburg by a long shot. Correction welcome.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:40:38 PM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(It's better to give a Ford to the Kidney Foundation than a kidney to the Ford Foundation.)
To: Cathy
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10/08/2009 5:43:38 PM PDT
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
My uncle went through and survived the battle of the bulge and many other campaigns in Europe. A very soft spoken and refined guy, he hardly ever made mention of WWII. As a 2nd Lt.platooon commander, he saw more than his fair share of action. It is only now that I am in my 60’s that I wish I could tell him how much I admired his valor and contribution to this country. Uncle Frank was always more interested in my Viet Nam combat experiences. As I look back on it, I kinda’ think it was his way to deflect my interest and probing in his experiences....and I was always very reluctant to share my experiences. I guess that is what combat does to folks, family or others. Discussion stalmate.
P.S. Even though I now live more than 1,000 miles from where he’s buried, I still have his grave decorated on the Holidays.
To: doc1019
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:46:14 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: Frantzie
Those were Armored Division patches.
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posted on
10/08/2009 5:47:48 PM PDT
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unkus
To: unkus
Thank you, I knew it wasnt airborne. My father had one on his uniform and I know he had never jumped out of an airplane.
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10/08/2009 5:53:05 PM PDT
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doc1019
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