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Malmedy Memorial Event Planned December 17

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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.

New feature: Bulge monument of the week

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We’re starting a new feature here on the BOBA web page. Every week, we’re going to make note of a Battle of the Bulge monument, in the US or overseas.

For the most part, these monuments are simple tributes to the American GI who fought in this campaign.

This week’s monument is located in Patton Park on the outskirts of Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. Ettelbruck was near the southeast corner of the Bulge and was the site of intense fighting between German forces and the 80th Division. This monument was erected in 1994 to mark the 50th anniversary of these events. It was erected by the Cercle D’Etudes Sur La Bataille Des Ardennes (CEBA) (“Circle of Studies of the Battle of the Bulge.”)

If you have a favorite Bulge monument, submit a photo and brief description for this feature. Send your information to boba.editor@gmail.com.