Category Archives: Commemoration

Malmedy Memorial Event Planned December 17

Bulge, Bulge Monuments, Commemoration, Public Outreach, , ,

Together with the Rotary Club of Mt. Joy, PA, BOBA is planning a commemorative event on December 17 at the Malmedy Massacre monument in that Lancaster Co. town.

Lancaster County has a special relationship with that field at Baugnez Crossroads because fully a dozen of the 120 American soldiers paraded into that field – and 5 of the 87 men massacred by Peiper’s SS goons — were from this county. As important, seven Lancaster Co. survivors made it home to keep the memory alive.

We owe it to those brave men – and all American veterans – to carry on this memory.

More details will be posted as plans are developed.

Eisenhower Chapter endorses Gettysburg-Bastogne partnerships

Bulge, Commemoration, Public Outreach

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Chapter of the Battle of the Bulge Association (BOBA) endorsed a resolution calling for creation of partnerships between municipal governments, museums, schools, research organizations, veterans groups, and other organizations in Gettysburg and Bastogne. The relationship is natural: the two towns were the sites of two of the most consequential battles ever fought by the U.S. Army and are both dedicated to the study, remembrance, and commemoration of the great conflicts that occurred there. As the generation of veterans passes, it becomes more important for the current generation to foster actions that will keep the memory of these great events alive.