European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The e ardennes Hivel 44-45 Les Braes de la Uberte ,8sss&st, a 1944-19451944-1945s is v. I Vav exposition 0 �94-05.35 signs advertise a special exhibit a t the Matheline museum in Bastogne above. Flags flutter from buildings throughout the town of Bastogne left. Traffic makes its Way through the town s main Street below. Is Ken Georges a Ken George bust of the sainted Mcauliffe at one Corner. Lots of cafes surround the Square and two american style dining cars Are a few paces away. A stroll along the grand Rue or main Street is a Good Chance to visit Tea houses bakeries and Little shops. Visitors can Stop in a Butcher shop or the Boucherie charcuterie and have a free sniff. The ardennes hams a. Regional specially Are pricy about $10 or More for one the size of a softball but the smell of the Smoky Oak chips i free. ,. Bakery windows Are filled with Sweet fruit pies or tarts that look something like deep dish pizzas. Just North of Bastogne on the mar Dasson Hill is the belgian memorial to the american world War ii liberators. The huge Structure resembles a Star shaped Parthenon. The Monument is crested with the names of american states. Viewing telescopes take a . Quarter on the observation deck. That makes any american feel Well appreciated. The View and nearby Bastogne memorial Center Are Well Worth the trip. The peace Woods or Bois de la paix is a Field of saplings now and not much to see. However in june american veterans came to the dedication of what will one Day from the air appear to be a Forest in the shapes a Ken George of the Unicof Mother and child logo. Those who were there say the old do faces were More moved by this memorial that looks Forward 50 years than by the ones they had just visited that look Back 50 years. Each vet put his name by one of the newly planted Beech Trees that Are native to the area. At least one town resident stepped Forward and asked one former paratrooper if she could have the Honor of looking after his tree. She promised to look Over it for the rest of her Back in town hotel Lebrun is one of the two hotels continued on Page 8 August 18, 1994 stripes Magazine