OF
OF HONOR,
OF HONOR, IT CAN'T -- CONTAINS DEADLY CARCINOGENS.
DEADLY CARCINOGENS. THE POLICY NOW IS TO WASH OFF
RIGHT AFTER A FIRE.
>>> WHEN WORLD WAR II APPEAR TO
BE WINDING DOWN, WITH THE U.S.
DIDN'T SEE IS THAT HITLER HAVE
BEEN QUIETLY MOVING NAZI
SOLDIERS FOR A MAJOR BATTLE.
>> THE GERMANS LAUNCHED A
SURPRISE ATTACK THAT WOULD WAGE
-- RAGE FOR WEEKS, A VETERAN IN
AURORA SHARED HIS MEMORIES OF
THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
>> THAT DAY, IT WAS PATRIOTISM,
GUYS WANTED TO GO.>> Reporter:
HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR LATE
IN THE WAR.
1944, THE DO IT BY THE BOOKS.
>> I HAD ALREADY WANTED TO GO
AND VOLUNTEER, BUT MY PARENTS
WOULDN'T LET ME.
BACK IN THE DAY, WE OBEYED OUR
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE GUYS, YOU
KNOW, LIED ABOUT THEIR AGE AND
THEY WENT IN.
BUT MY PARENTS SAID WAIT, YOU
ARE GOING TO GET DRAFTED.
>> Reporter: BY THE TIME
TRAINING WRAPPED UP -- >> WE
THOUGHT THE WAR WAS OVER.
>> Reporter: IT APPEARED HE
WOULDN'T SEE ACTION AT ALL.
>> BUT DECEMBER 16, 1944, HITLER
PENETRATES THE FEW DIVISIONS
THAT WERE STILL SCATTERED ALONG
THE GERMAN BORDER.
>> ON DECEMBER 16, THE
TRIUMPHANT SHEARS DIE DOWN IN
EUROPE.
EUROPE.
EUROPE. >> Reporter: AS ONE OF THE
REGIONS COLDEST WINTERS SETTLED
INTO BELGIUM.
INTO BELGIUM. >> CAPTURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES.
>> Reporter: SO DID HE AND HIS
FELLOW SOLDIERS, TASKS WITH
PUSHING THEM BACK.
>> PAINSTAKINGLY ACCUMULATED.
>> THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY, A
YOUNG GERMAN SOLDIER, HE WAS
FROZEN, LAYING IN THE GROUND, I
HAPPENED TO LOOK AT HIM, THE
ONLY THOUGHT I HAD WAS, THIS
COULD BE ME TOMORROW.
YOU ARE SCARED, EVERYBODY IS
SCARED, BECAUSE YOU ARE WALKING
INTO THE UNKNOWN.
>> Reporter: HE WOULD ESCAPE
THAT FATE A NUMBER OF TIMES.
>> MORTAR SHELLS ARE DISTINCT,
THEY WHISTLE, AS THEY GET
CLOSER, YOU CAN HEAR IT.
I HEARD IT GO BEHIND ME.
>> Reporter: LIKE THE COLD
CLEAR MORNING, HE HAD TO REPAIR
A COMMUNICATIONS SITE.
>> THE THIRD ONE GOES TO MY
LEFT, IT DAWNED ON ME, I AM A
LITTLE BLACK SPOT ON THE WHITE
SNOW, ONLY 1500 FEET AHEAD, AND
I SAID THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO
BE ME.
BE ME.
BE ME. SO
BE ME. SO I DROPPED EVERYTHING AND I
DOVE INTO THE FIRST FOXHOLE.
>> Reporter: HE ESCAPED DEATH
AGAIN WHEN HELLFIRE RAINED DOWN
ON A CRISP, SMALL MORNING
DURING SMALLTALK WITH HIS
BUDDIES.
BUDDIES.
BUDDIES. >> IN A MATTER OF 10 SECONDS,
ONE FELLOW WAS KILLED, THE
OTHER FELLOW LOST AN ARM, TWO
OTHER GUYS GOT HEAVY SHRAPNEL,
AND I AM STANDING THERE WITH A
HALF INCH CUT ON MY HAND.
YOU SAY, WHY ME.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, GOING
THROUGH WAR, YOU HAVE TO
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY
WATCHING YOU.
WATCHING YOU. THE BIG GUY IN THE SKY.
>> Reporter: THEY PUSHED ON
THROUGH THE THICK FOG.
>> TALK ABOUT BEING SCARED, YOU
ARE RUNNING, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S COMING AT YOU.
YOU HEAR IT, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE
IT.
IT.
IT. RE/MAX ENDURING TEMPERATURES
THAT PERMANENTLY DAMAGED FEET.
TO RECAPTURE THE AREA, THEY DID
SUCCESSFULLY WITH ONE FINAL
BLOW.
BLOW.
BLOW. >>
BLOW. >> 2 FRIENDS WERE THE BAZOOKA
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. ONE
TEAM. ONE CARRIED THE BAZOOKA, THE
OTHER ONE CARRIED THE MORTAR
SHELLS.
SHELLS.
SHELLS. AND SO BILL AND HOLLY, GOT DOWN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. AND WAITED BY THE SIDE OF THE
BUILDING UNTIL THE TANK WENT
BY.
BY.
BY. AND
BY. AND SHOT IT OUT.>> Reporter:
NEARLY 20,000 AMERICANS WERE
KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE
BULGE, TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE
WERE WOUNDED OR MISSING.
HE IS SHARING HIS STORY TO
REMIND YOUNGER GENERATIONS THAT
THOSE MEN DIED FOR THE FREEDOMS
OF TODAY.
OF TODAY.
OF TODAY. >> WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE
THAT ANYMORE, HOWEVER, THERE
COMES A POINT WHEN YOU ARE
ATTACKED, YOU HAVE TO DEFEND
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. AND I LIKE TO FEEL THAT WE
WOULD BUILD ENOUGH PATRIOTISM
IN OUR MINDS, IN THE SCHOOLS
AND SO FORTH, THAT SAY, THERE
COMES A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO DO