European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A amps photos by Ken George below for some seeing the battlegrounds of their youth brought Back poignant emotions. Right a set of world War ii dog return evokes memories of bulge by Ron Jensen staff writer tidy villages and manicured farms cling to Lovely Green slopes and hide behind thick forests near Bullinger Belgium just across the Cerman Border above Luxembourg. Deep gullies provide Steep barriers but add to the Charm of a land that looks As if it has been lifted from fairy tales. The men who fought there in the Battle of the bulge in december 1944 missed the Beauty. During a recent return to the sight of the Battle the old soldiers said a clump of thick Woods then meant a Cerman patrol could move undetected into their midst. A Ridge could hide enemy Armor. A Cliff restricted their movements. Plus they said it was Winter. The Trees were Bare. The Fields Brown. The air frigid. Quot you had to have Long handle underwear. We d have Frozen without that Quot said Robert e. Ward a retired College professor from Monroe la. But the return to Belgium to dedicate a Monument to their division a the 99th inf div a in Krinkels stirred memories of this critical Battle. On dec. 16, Hitler s army surprised the americans advancing on Germany s Western Frontier. It struck in the ardennes Region of Belgium with Antwerp on the continued on Page 10 november 15, 1990 stripes Magazine 9
