Christmas Wishes

[connie]

It is Christmas eve day here -- and later in that day in Belgium. Sixty-six years ago the men of the 106th who survived the initial days of the Battle of the Bulge were facing rugged times with no end in sight. Those of us who were not there can only begin to imagine the feelings stirred by memories of better times.

Today I would like to send Christmas greetings to all who were there and to all who visit this board: sons, daughters, grandchildren of soldiers and others who care about what was happening in Belgium 66 years ago. My wishes also go to the Belgian people who experienced so much loss and pain and kept on caring and helping the American soldiers there.

May this Christmas be a good one for each of you. May it hold peace and hope for you, those you love, and for our world.

Connie

[Carl W.]

Merry Christmas to all! My thoughts go out to those who spent it in a snowy foxhole 66 years ago so we can enjoy it warmly indoors with our family and friends.

Carl

[floydragsdale]

Thank you Connie and Carl.

Sixty-seven years ago, Christmas Eve, in Belgium, this soldier spent almost the entire night walking in the Ardennes forest trying to find Company G of the 424th Regiment. It was a long, cold and sometimes scary night

That incident took place between Harre and Manhay, Belgium. I located G Company about mid-morning Christmas Day. The balance of that day is another story.

Floyd

[Diana E]

Merry Christmas 2011 to all of you, and yet another wish for peace on Earth. Christmas greetings mean something so different to the community on this board. Floyd's note is such a clear, sobering reminder of those who served and paid a price for us to live in these prosperous, happy times.

[connie]

Diana,

I agree. Knowing what the men of the 106th went through on a winter they will never forget, adds a somber depth to the holiday for me...

Peace to you and yours-- to those who care and to those who were there...

Connie