June 16, 2014, to Bastogne, Belgium

Started the day with a bus ride to Belgium. We stopped in Bastogne and had lunch picked up our guide Henri, a 82-84 year old man who was nine when the Germans came into Bastogne. He took us to the Monument of the Battle there and on to the actual battle field. If you've seen the movie "Band of Brothers" you will remember the 101st Airborne who fought there and we saw the fox holes that they dug in the battle as they overlooked the village of Foy.

                                                   Group shot at the Bastogne Memorial

                                                   From thee forest looking across to Foy.

                                               German grave markers, 6 men per marker.

                                                   German flags flying over the cemetery