KETC | Living St. Louis | Battle of the Bulge Vets

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger speaks with St. Louis area veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Germany's surprise Ardennes offensive in December 1944 calculated to break the Allied line in half that left 19,000 Americans dead. Berger first met members of group at a booth they set up at a Memorial Day celebration in Kimmswick, Missouri. She made arrangements to attend one of their monthly meetings at the Elks Club in Afton. The group comprises more than 300 survivors of that conflict. So many men showed up to tell their stories on camera that organizers gave out numbers. In her story, Berger chose 12 of the most compelling tales. "Everybody wanted to talk, and every story is different, even though it's based on the 'same' experience," says Berger. "All of the veterans are still very emotional about that battle."

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[angldust83]

These men were absolutely incredible. I served in Iraq, got shot at more times than I'd care to count, and the experience doesn't come even remotely close to what they did. Thank you to all the WWII vets.

[troydtroy711]

Salut from Canada, god bless the veterans.

[sixthky]

I am in awe of these brave men. I met Richard Eggleston at a motel in Arnold, Missouri, several years ago. I love military history and it was a great pleasure to talk with him. He told me about the group in this video. God bless them all.

[orbits2]

Those men were not defending the United States.

Those WW2 United States vets were defending western Europe.

They were NOT defending there home land the United States of America from attack.

And you fcking 23 year old morons serving in Iraq and Afghanistan please wake the fck up.

The US military industrial complex has you.

Get the fck out when you can..............

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US VET

[myYTwashackedbyanoob]

@101stAirborneVeteran We will remember and never forget! You have all the respect my heart can give to a human.. All I can say is that WW2 Veterans with forever and always be deep inside my heart!.. Thank you for your service and sacrifices

[PhatySvn]

toughest bastards america has seen god bless em

[101stAirborneVeteran]

I am glad that some people still remember what we did, what we went through so that Europe and the rest of the world could be free of Nazi oppression and terror. We may be old now, and it was a long time ago, but it still matters, it still means something and thank God for those of you still appreciate what we did.

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a Veteran.

[askjiir]

What the hell?

[maxime2009i]

très bonne vidéo sur la bataille des Ardennes avec le témoignages des vétérans...Félicitations pour leur courage.

Une bataille terrible dans des conditions extrêmes.

Merci à eux.

Amicalement,

Belgique........

[BlueEyedArmenian]

I met these men personally. They fought in one of the most significant wars in WW2. I can't imagine anyone saying that they aren't special. They sacrificed everything for there country. I hope that you can rethink your stance.

[Nachtegaaal]

This is way out of boundaries.. Come on, a few ugly old men that fought in a certain war 50 years ago.. I'm ok with it, but don't buy buildings for them to stay.. They're fine with other old people.. It's not like they're special.