Old 11-25-2013, 19:01   #1
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Good story:

http://www.stripes.com/news/former-p...-fame-1.254178
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Old 11-25-2013, 19:20   #2
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Great story!

I wonder why is he wearing a jacket with the 82nd patch on it?

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Old 11-25-2013, 19:21   #3
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Wow, what a cool story. Thank you for posting this.

Man what an experience it would be to sit down with a ceramic helmet of Chimay and listen to Mr. Speranza and his time in Bastogne.

Stories like this are why I love history.
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Old 11-26-2013, 22:00   #4
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My kind of history.

Hope he rinsed out his foxhole toilet helmet before he filled it with beer.
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Old 11-27-2013, 00:19   #5
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My kind of history.

Hope he rinsed out his foxhole toilet helmet before he filled it with beer.
Or put it back on his head, for that matter...

Thanks for posting this, Aleks. I enjoyed it. My kind of history, too.

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