Ardennes

On a recent trip to France and Belgium I was able to book a 2 day Battle of the Bulge tour. The tour guide was Henri Mignon, a survivor of German occupation of the town of Houffalize http://users.skynet.be/bastogne.battle.bulge.guided.tours/index.htm This was the location of the 101st Airborne Division in the Ardennes Forest. I was able to stand in the same place as "Babe" Heffron and "Wild Bill" Guarnere looking down on the town of Foy (See Band of Brothers DVD extras). Towards the end of the video you can see the remnants of a foxhole. Groups do reenactments in the forest, so some of the foxholes have been disturbed. The forest has been completely replanted and is used for commercial lumber etc. What a moving experience. It was snowing, so the mood was similar to those historic days, minus the shooting and shelling of course.

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great. just great. wish i was there. WE SALUTE YOU VETERANS!