Jun 6, 2009 - 65th Anni of D-Day: A Trip to Bastogne and Luxembourg

To celebrate the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, I decided to take a one-day USO tour to Bastogne, Belgium and the American Cemetery in Luxembourg. ... In the annals of American history the Battle of Bastogne, key to Allied victory during World War II, ranks in significance with the battles of Yorktown and Gettysburg. ... Of all America’s battles during WWII, Bastogne is second in importance only to the Normandy landings. ... I was not prepared for the way the Bastogne Historical Center and the cemeteries in Luxembourg would move me. ... The Bastogne Historical Center and Monument: At the Bastogne Historical Center, visitors are given the opportunity to basically relive what it was like at Bastogne during that fateful Christmas 1944. ...