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AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY Friday, December 12, 2008


Well, I'm off to Beijing in two days. It'll be my first time in a temperate country (Is Hong Kong temperate? I don't know) during the winter time, so I can bet my Black Knights poster that it's gonna be bloody awfully cold. Ah well. I guess some cold'll do me good.
Our first day is gonna be the 16th of December, which coincidentally is when the Battle of the Bulge began. On the 17th, the day the 101st moved to Bastogne, we'll be playing laser tag, so maybe we can reenact Bastogne or something. Heh.
How nice. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is looking like a sausage whenever I go out.
Since I won't be around for the rest of the month, I shall say all the "happy" stuff that I'd like to wish everyone now. And by the way, Happy 67th anniversary of one of the biggest mistakes by Hitler - declaring war on the USA. That was two days ago, on the eleventh.

1. Happy 64th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge! (16th December)
2. Happy 64th anniversary of the 101st Airborne moving to Bastogne! (17th December)
3. Happy 64th anniversary of Nuts day! (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go wikipedia, search battle of the bulge, and find "nuts". 21st December)
4. Merry Christmas!

That's about it, I think.
I'm going back to writing my short story. Yes, a new one. Yes, it's about war. No, it's not about WWII. Amazed? It's about WWI. I'm writing about the Christmas truce in 1914, just for the heck of it, seeing as it's so near Christmas.
Whoopee. Have a good holiday.

~Today in History~
1941: Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States.

~Quote of the Day~

What’s merry about all this, you ask? We’re fighting – its cold we aren’t home. All true but what has the proud Eagle Division accomplished with its worthy comrades the 10th Armored Division, the 705th Tank Destroy- er Battalion and all the rest? Just this: We have stopped cold everything that has been thrown at us from the North, East, South and West. We have identifications from four German Panzer Divisions, two German Infantry Divisions and one German Paratrooper Division. These units, spearheading the last desperate German lunge, were headed straight west for key points when the Eagle Division was hurriedly ordered to stop the advance. How effect- ively this was done will be written in History; not alone in our Division’s glorious history but in World History. The Germans actually did surround us, their radios blared our doom. Their commander demanded our surrender in the following impudent arrogance:
December 22nd 1944

“To the U. S. A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.

The fortune of war is changing. This time the U. S. A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Ourthe near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands.
There is only one possibility to save the encircled U. S. A. Troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted begin- ning with the presentation of this note.
If this proposal should be rejected one German Artillery Corps and six heavy A. A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U. S. A. Troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given immediately after this two hour’s term.
All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the well known American humanity.
The German Commander.”

The German Commander received the following reply:
22 December 1944
“To the German Commander:
N U T S !
The American Commander.”

Allied Troops are counterattacking in force. We continue to hold Bastogne. By holding Bastogne we assure success of the Allied Armies. We know that our Division Commander, General Taylor, will say: “Well Done!”
We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.

-Gen. Anthony MacAuliffe. What can I say? I'm feeling long winded today.


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