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erronis

(23,319 posts) Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:00 PM Sunday

Battle of the Bulge Episode 6: Patton's Army on the Move -- Heather Cox Richardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/battle-of-the-bulge-episode-6-pattons

This one was personal: I had people in Patton's Third Army and heard stories about the Battle of the Bulge and Bastogne as a kid, but it's only with this series the pieces are falling into place.

I'm sitting here writing tonight's letter on this weekend's Munich Security Conference, where the Trump administration has taken the position that we should throw out all the U.S. and its allies and partners worked for to make sure scenes like this never happened again, and I am horrified.

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Battle of the Bulge Episode 6: Patton's Army on the Move -- Heather Cox Richardson (Original Post) erronis Sunday OP

i met a man who was there. 6' 9" + had a machine gun. seen band of brothers like 4 times. pansypoo53219 Sunday #1

Thank you for that series reference - looking forward to watching. Connections to "Saving Private Ryan" erronis Sunday #2

i need to rewatch pacific too. pansypoo53219 Tuesday #8

My Father Won A Silver Star In The BOTB. Heavy Artillery. ColoringFool Sunday #3

They were called The Greatest Generation because they fought our fascist enemies, and upheld democracy. erronis Monday #4

Thank you very much! He never spoke of what the Govt called.... ColoringFool Monday #5

Nice bit about John Lennon - who also sported round wire-rimmed glasses. erronis Monday #6

A classic example of 'it ain't over 'til it's over'. pecosbob Monday #7

pansypoo53219

(22,987 posts)

1. i met a man who was there. 6' 9" + had a machine gun. seen band of brothers like 4 times.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:23 PM

Sunday

erronis

(23,319 posts)

2. Thank you for that series reference - looking forward to watching. Connections to "Saving Private Ryan"

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:48 PM

Sunday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers_(miniseries)

pansypoo53219

(22,987 posts)

8. i need to rewatch pacific too.

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:08 PM

Tuesday

ColoringFool

(498 posts)

3. My Father Won A Silver Star In The BOTB. Heavy Artillery.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:55 PM

Sunday

Bronze Star, too.

erronis

(23,319 posts)

4. They were called The Greatest Generation because they fought our fascist enemies, and upheld democracy.

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 09:39 AM

Monday

Many thanks to people like your father!

ColoringFool

(498 posts)

5. Thank you very much! He never spoke of what the Govt called....

Reply to erronis (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:04 PM

Monday

his valor. He worked the PA coal mines, was Penn State '39, fought, came home and worked for Bethlehem Steel, thought John Lennon was a poetic genius, and raised with my mother a die-hard Democratic daughter (moi).

One bit of humor: It's a good thing he was sent to Europe, as with his round wire-rimmed specs he looked like Hirohito! 😄

erronis

(23,319 posts)

6. Nice bit about John Lennon - who also sported round wire-rimmed glasses.

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:20 PM

Monday

You had a great up-bringing! Congrats!

pecosbob

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7. A classic example of 'it ain't over 'til it's over'.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:23 PM

Monday

The plan was lunacy at best but it did graphically illustrate that a near-defeated opponent is not the same as a defeated opponent.

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