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At the end, at last. Seeing how wet are the uniforms of those troopers, one can realize how were the rainy/snowy and rought conditions of the hike. But eneryone enjoyed.
Father Gerard Thuring along with members the 82nd Airbone Holland Chapter of the C-47 Club, congratulates members of the Belgian Chapter for their work in remembering the battle of the 82nd Airbrone Div. in the Ardennes trough this march and presents a gift book to Emile Lacroix for his organization.
Captain Lou Hauptfleish, 504PIR and Bill Tucker, 505 PIR , participated also in 1988 (here pictured at the Noirfontaine Farm during the 1992 march).
In 1989, the march ended in la Gleize and at this occasion the Club delivered the 75mm Airborne howitzer, they had received from the US Army Department for their project of an 82nd Airborne section in the new museum. The gun made all the march towed by a Jeep of the club.
At the start of the march 1992, Betty and Dennis Force (505PIR, I Comp) are listening the speech at the 82nd Airborne Monument in Werbomont. On the left side of Dennis (partly hidden) is Richard Tedeschi (PIR). on the left of photo is General Douglass from US Embassy.
During this march 1992, in the trails of the 505PIR, we dedicated a memorial outside the village of Fosse where I Company 505PIR lost 13 men killed and many wounded in retaking the village. During the ceremony an airplane dropped 13 wreathes in the field. The crowd is listening a speech about the battle there. From L to R: Bill Tucker, Dennis Force ( both I Co 505 wounded in this field), Capt. Lou Hauptfleish (504PIR, partly hidden by Dennis), Derrick Wills (England chapter C-47 Club), Sgt Howard Melvin (I Co 505PIR) and members of "All American jeep Group.
The monument to the 13 men of I Comp 505PIR killed in attacking the village of Fosse. On the bronze plaque is represented a big dogtag with the 13 names printed on it.
An other man of Company I who was wounded in the attack of Fosse, the Medic Patsy Passero was hit six time by ennemy bullets in bringing help to Dennis Force.Un autre homme de la Compagnie I qui fut blessé dans l'attaque de Fosse, l'Infirmier Patsy Passero fut blessé six fois par des balles ennemies en portant secours à Dennis Force.
Marche 1992, dans le village de Fosse, le Capt. Lou Hauptfleisch pose en face de la maison qui fut son PC lorsque le 504PIR occupa le village après la reprise par le 505PIR. Dans les mains, il tient une photo panoramique faite d'un montage à partir de l'agrandissement de deux photos du même endroit qu'il avait prises lui-même après la bataille.
Back in 1944. Same place. On Dec. 22, 1944 the 2nd Bn, 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment is crossing the village of Rahier as to relieve the 1st Bn in Cheneux after the battle.