May 09, 2006
IMPORTANT & Overdue: Battle of the Bulge Remembered
Yesterday was an important day for a very important reason not covered much of anywhere: the dedication of the Battle of the Bulge Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. That battle was the last major German offensive of the war. To many, it is the greatest conflict in U.S. military history.
It is important that the contributions of the brave American men, who gave their lives in that battle, finally got their due recognition--especially as the veterans of that battle (and all of World War II) are dying out.
The memorial was made possible by the hard work of many people, but especially two great American men:
* Stan Wojtusik--then a 19-year-old Private First Class, who was forced to surrender to the Germans along with his entire regiment. Now an 80-year-old, the monument was his lifelong mission, for which he toiled tirelessly.
* Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)--the conservative Congressman who is principled and a true patriot, he fought to make the memorial happen as then-Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee. We know and like Chris Smith and wish he was our Congressman.
Kudos to Stan Wojtusik and Chris Smith for finally getting those heroic American men who fought at the Battle of the Bulge their due recognition after all of these years.
Posted by Debbie at May 9, 2006 04:13 PM
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Yesterday was also V-E day, which received scant coverage. Using Google News, I found coverage from Russia and some from third-tier US papers..very little from major US newspapers.
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at May 9, 2006 05:48 PM
Here's to the bravery, sacrifice, the love of country, and determination of those great soldiers who fought in WWII.
Here's to the bravery, sacrifice, the love of country, and determination of those great U.S. citizens who endured WWII.
As far as our current military is concerned, I have no doubt about the bravery, sacrifice, the love of country, and determination they have for the U.S.
However, I only wish that I could be just as sure about the current crop of U.S. citizens in this war on terrorism.
Posted by: Thee_Bruno at May 9, 2006 05:53 PM
I'm glad someone is finally showing respect to the soldiers who gave their lives in the most grueling battle the U.S. fought in Europe. (Too often you hear these great men disrespected on weight loss commercials, which makes me want to punch whoever filmed them) I agree with Debbie that this is long overdue.
Posted by: KnightoftheImpaler at May 10, 2006 04:08 AM
The entire volume of the Green Series on the Battle of the Bulge is available online here:
Posted by: Grant at May 10, 2006 02:16 PM
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