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  • Belgian veteran remembers US Army's WWII sacrifice (Battle of the Bulge ended 80 years ago today)

    01/25/2025 12:07:51 PM PST · by Borges · 24 replies
    Army.mil ^ | 1/22/25 | Jonathan Austin
    WASHINGTON — Paul Goffin has spent much of his adult life solemnly remembering the American Army Soldiers who fought to free his home country, Belgium, during World War II. Yet, it wasn’t until Goffin retired in 1990 from the World Bank in the Washington, D.C., area that he could dedicate serious time to help recognize the men who fought during the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and deadliest conflict of the war. “They represented everything,” said Goffin, now 100, during an interview at his northern Virginia home. "They brought back the freedom which we didn't have, the hope for...