recogne by bastogne there are many foxholes in the forest

bastogne-recogne 02-11-06

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[101stAirborneVeteran]

Thank you, THANK you for posting this. So many memories of that place, and to see it again like this is amazing. The magic of the Internet has brought tears to the eyes of this old man. Thank you so much for letting me "walk" that place one more time.

[janvegmond]

@101stAirborneVeteran ----youre welcome, i am glad to make you happy with the video. if you want to see more look at janvegmond05 jvegmond jvegmond0 thank you. greetings from holland

[Vanilly06]

I live in Belgium too, at the coast, right beside the French border, not far from Normandie. I'm used to seeing the German Atlantic Wall when i grew up, finding bullets and shells at the beach. But now, when is see movies and series such as Band of Brothers, it's really weird knowing what happened right here and how many men came to save my family and the Europeans. For that, I am forever thankful. God bless

[Klootjepiet2]

@yesiamawizardjonny

Incorrect, the forest have been cut off completely in 1955, 1979. They have even bulldozert the entire place. What do you think happens to the foxholes. In fact the forrest towards foy (actually the view on Foy for E) has been cut to field for about 200 meters. Read the comment again. Due to safety, everything they have found had been put in the ground.. and yes planted trees on top of it. Reenactors have made those whole.. on youtube you will find them.

[wadyano]

that's where wild bill and toy lost their legs

[wadyano]

that is haunting. you can almost hear the ghosts of that war there

[yesiamawizardjonny]

MUCK AND PENKALA!!! WHAT??! MUCK AND PENKALA GOT HIT!!!!!!!

[yesiamawizardjonny]

@klootjepiet Nope. If there are foxholes there, they're not made for tourists. They are the real shell impacts and foxholes from the year 1944-1945.

Deep holes could be from 88's and other rockets, mortars, tanks or artillery. Several of the blasted trees have been replanted to make the area nicer looking, but relics and holes have been left the way they were 60 years ago.

Nobody goes around digging foxholes and planting ammo for tourists... Most haven't seen Band of Brothers.

[yesiamawizardjonny]

@101stAirborneVeteran Aren't you glad there's no artillery this time 'round? Thank you so much for what you went through. You'll be one of this country's greatest heroes even long after you're gone.

[periesicsd]

while you walk in the forests, like i often do, you find, without digging, blanckets, German and American, cantines, helmets, bullets, knifes, guns and parts of guns, letters in small plastic envelope-bags, boots, money, tags, and so on and on... But i never ever tought of taking anything, that i found , home. It's just not respectfull, because those men rest in peace over there. I'm a Belgian, but i don't see those things as relics. It belongs to those men, and their family. Have respect.

[MrSenneboy]

welke bossen zijn het nuja ik weet wel dat het Reconge is, maar is het vlak bij het dorp?

[TheNovaAxon]

@101stAirborneVeteran

No, thank YOU SIR