Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace Four cents december 1944 Christmas to the men and women of the armed forces on behalf of a grateful i sen a to the men and women of our armed forces everywhere warm and confident Good wishes this fourth Christmas of on Christ Mas pay More than on any other we remember you with Pride and with humility with anguish and with Yve shall keep on remembering Yon All the Days of our it is with solemn Pride that i Salute those who stand in the forefront of the struggle to bring Back to a suffering world the Way of life symbolized by the spirit of fran Ken in to All personnel of United states army forces in the Middle East Chi the Ove of Tho approaching Holiday wish to express my sincere appreciation for the wholehearted cooperation shown by members of this command during the past at More than at any other time of the your thoughts will be of your from whom Ninny of you Hove been absent for a Lont the successes achieved by out armed forces during the past twelve in which you have played a vital compensate in measure for you absence from Home and loved i extend my Best wishes to each of you for a very merry Christmas and a Happy new commanding trom the chief of staff Christmas message to since my Christmas message a year ago a great change the army in Lemur pc troops with the British Are attacking the enemy along a thousand mile american bombers and fighters Are cover ing All in the Paci fic More and More troops and planes Are being deployed against the and with the tremendous blows of the the liberation of the Philippines is now Well within our in Burma and american planes Are punishing the japs with the vigorous support of our ground the nation thankful for the victories of re cent for the magnificent work and sacrifices of the men Iti the the people Are very proud of the army and they have great Confidence in its Abil Tiv to crush the enemy final this Christmas Mes Sage goes to every Man and woman in the service with my per Sonal thanks for what each of is doing for the Honor and Security of America and for 1 he liberation of oppressed people throughout the t am aware of the hardships and hazards that Are your daily portion and i am conscious of the Price you pay for Vic May the lord watch Over you and May Yon wherever you sonic cheer in this Christmas George Marshall chief of army from the Secretary of War to the men and women of the armed forces at this Christmas season Tho thoughts of the entire nation Are with the the candles which Burn in the windows arc Learned straight from the heart of America to the Nien arid women in wherever you Are it is your that we Hope to i have a very personal know ledge of your service and your i have been with you on Distant fronts where your courage has overcome the fiercest resistance of the the Pride i feel in your valor has Ilieen deepened by the evidence of your humanity and your dignity in foreign in liberated i have seen the gratitude of people whom you rescued from oppression and misery engendered by a Savage this because of the mean ing of has been restored to from millions of Homes spirit of christinas flows out to the posts and Ami Battle lines where americans throughout the from thousands of altars nation offers up its prayers for Yon in the midst of in Send ing you my warmest express the add nitration of a grateful nation for your ind through Yon the Joy of Christmas will return to a world at Henry Stimson seer tar of War to tote tit file and on of Good Wilt and from Hie commanding army air and of War Lor air with millions of other my jut celebrating christinas my new i oils Day away Fin you air celebrating or incr trying Bie Ansi of your devoted our Avci Kwh five Are Idis or u of Muir Chiist Nases and years with their loved that fad Maue ii Ivl iday of ii and satisfying la Wii you know Oliai run1 a of Mica is Miep Gioi Wisn Henry Arnold Robert Lovett ism Pec relay War fur air in overseas Graves 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of its which Al ready has Tat Abbed within 17 Miles Kef the the Wehr nacht yesterday fought on with undiminished during Tho under Low Clouds and rain which prevented Allied fighter bombers blasting the roving German co first army troops re gained Small towns in the Mons Chau area and retook enemy elements reached a 26 Miles South of Liege and eight Miles due West Sta and to Saied their Para troops dressed in Allied uni while we still control the enemy is Novak ing Progress towards the another column is 20 Miles of Panzer divisions Aro 3till re ported driving through the 50 Milo Flap in first army lines and the column aimed at Liege has apparently pierced 35 it Tell inside the Prigian marshal von Lundstedt unleash his certainly not unexpected wrapped in foggy saturday pour at Leasi six Panzer against the Airai armits slyly mile an order of the Day he told them give your Allin opt spm6 in this the decision to fight Tho War out of Tho West Bank of Tho Rhine and thus spare inner Germany the Hor ror it most was Cau but 8s6 nazis in Eisenhower order of the Day Paris in an order of the Day to every member of the said the enemy is making supreme Effort to break out of the desperate plight into which you forced him by your Brilliant Vic tories of the summer and he is fighting savagely to take Back All you have won and is using every treacherous trick to deceive and kill he is gambling everything but already in this Battle your gallantry has done much to foil Liis in the face of your proven bravery and fortitude he will completely but cannot be Content with his Mere by pushing out of his fixed defences enemy May give us the o turn his great Gam ble into his so f Call upon every Man from All the allies to Rise now to new Heights of Reso Lution and lot everyone hold before him the Singh utterly destroy the enemy on the in the United in this determination and with Faith in Slih for which we fight with gods go for in our this weeks Issue delayed in order to bring you the text of the presidents Christmas and accompanying stars and stripes is published this Becj 911 Satur instead of the usual
