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ably170noonehadtogiveanorder;everyntooncetostrengthentheverofhisfoxhole
sergeantliptongrabbedanaxandranovertothenearestslltrees,about50tersbeyondhisfoxholeheheardgegunsopeninthedistanpedintoasllopenholesoonehadstartedtodigandthenabandonedithisnoseuphefirstshellsburstinginthetrees
thesoundenfrohebazookateaadnofoxholes;tdiately,anuerofotherswounded
sgtjoetoyeentotakever”theyalshrapnelallbuttoreoffhisrightlegandhithinthestostheshrapnelinhischestareaovedbyttheback
assuddenlyasitbegan,theshellingstoppedithadbeentheenedieoneaninginthenextfoxhole;atree16inovethetree,butuldnothelparrivedthendugaroundthetree,andpvtshephoeoutgrinning
toyeyelledforhelp;heeoodraghintohisfoxholesergeantguaeregottohiirstandbegandragginghivertheground
theshellingresudthegeshadplannedenoutofthefoxholestohelptheanglingitafterafeinutes,theshellingceased
lipton”icanstillhearhitorae,yougetthingsorganizedhere,andillgoforhelpandhthatheleft”
liptonbeganroundinguptheneoftheazinglycal”hesentsototendtotheingthenhetocheckonguaereandtoye
liptonlookeddoe”larkeyjoinedtheguaereandtoye,ashereingoryelling”joesays,givea”
theretogoon”idontoked,lookedat,andasked,jesus,lark,anhavetodotogetkilledaroundhere”stretcherbearersgottoguaerefirstashetotoye,”itoldyouidgetbacktothestatesbeforeyou”
2o6
thebreakingpoint
ltbuanded2ndplatoonheen,tooalarkeysaid”hedidntlikethestatussyolinthearheorefriendlyenthanheeverhofficers”heoguaereandtoye
eoutofhisfoxhole,ptonsathenearesttheirbodies,theirbloodtuingthesno
ptonstartedrunningtotherear,shoutingfordiekindhefinallycalddotheaidstation;itrenchfootheed
ptonhadandy,andagaininhollandhehadstooduptoeverythingthegeshadthrofroeated,ofhist
peaentlieutenantselfintotheaidstationealsteveryerofthepanyhadandanotherselfinthehandthebattalionnderhadtobenceedofthebreakingpointersrelatedhisfeelingsinaninterviegonnagetitijusthopethehellitisnttoobadbutthereneverethatifeltthatiobehitsoonerorlaterbutasfarasthebreakingpoint,no”
afterarefleeagain”
fortheofficer,hentinued,akingdecisionsnstantly,underpressure,enbroke
bastogne,january113,1945
2o7
itytokeepitsriflepaniesonthelineforlongperiods,ntinuouslyintheakinguplossesbyindividualreplaonlythroughdeathorseriousedasituationofendlessnessandhopelessness,asersindicated
batisatopsyturvybeingpunishedfortakinglife,theybat,nstayundergroundindaylightanddotheironia,severeunntrollablediarrhea,abrokenlegarepricelessgifts
thereisalittohoanentalbreakdoesearly;arpsyandybeteninriflepaniessufferedsoforfntaldisorderduringthefirstany,ofurse,retuedtotheirunitslaterforothers,visiblebreakdoenin
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ably170noonehadtogiveanorder;everyntooncetostrengthentheverofhisfoxhole
sergeantliptongrabbedanaxandranovertothenearestslltrees,about50tersbeyondhisfoxholeheheardgegunsopeninthedistanpedintoasllopenholesoonehadstartedtodigandthenabandonedithisnoseuphefirstshellsburstinginthetrees
thesoundenfrohebazookateaadnofoxholes;tdiately,anuerofotherswounded
sgtjoetoyeentotakever”theyalshrapnelallbuttoreoffhisrightlegandhithinthestostheshrapnelinhischestareaovedbyttheback
assuddenlyasitbegan,theshellingstoppedithadbeentheenedieoneaninginthenextfoxhole;atree16inovethetree,butuldnothelparrivedthendugaroundthetree,andpvtshephoeoutgrinning
toyeyelledforhelp;heeoodraghintohisfoxholesergeantguaeregottohiirstandbegandragginghivertheground
theshellingresudthegeshadplannedenoutofthefoxholestohelptheanglingitafterafeinutes,theshellingceased
lipton”icanstillhearhitorae,yougetthingsorganizedhere,andillgoforhelpandhthatheleft”
liptonbeganroundinguptheneoftheazinglycal”hesentsototendtotheingthenhetocheckonguaereandtoye
liptonlookeddoe”larkeyjoinedtheguaereandtoye,ashereingoryelling”joesays,givea”
theretogoon”idontoked,lookedat,andasked,jesus,lark,anhavetodotogetkilledaroundhere”stretcherbearersgottoguaerefirstashetotoye,”itoldyouidgetbacktothestatesbeforeyou”
2o6
thebreakingpoint
ltbuanded2ndplatoonheen,tooalarkeysaid”hedidntlikethestatussyolinthearheorefriendlyenthanheeverhofficers”heoguaereandtoye
eoutofhisfoxhole,ptonsathenearesttheirbodies,theirbloodtuingthesno
ptonstartedrunningtotherear,shoutingfordiekindhefinallycalddotheaidstation;itrenchfootheed
ptonhadandy,andagaininhollandhehadstooduptoeverythingthegeshadthrofroeated,ofhist
peaentlieutenantselfintotheaidstationealsteveryerofthepanyhadandanotherselfinthehandthebattalionnderhadtobenceedofthebreakingpointersrelatedhisfeelingsinaninterviegonnagetitijusthopethehellitisnttoobadbutthereneverethatifeltthatiobehitsoonerorlaterbutasfarasthebreakingpoint,no”
afterarefleeagain”
fortheofficer,hentinued,akingdecisionsnstantly,underpressure,enbroke
bastogne,january113,1945
2o7
itytokeepitsriflepaniesonthelineforlongperiods,ntinuouslyintheakinguplossesbyindividualreplaonlythroughdeathorseriousedasituationofendlessnessandhopelessness,asersindicated
batisatopsyturvybeingpunishedfortakinglife,theybat,nstayundergroundindaylightanddotheironia,severeunntrollablediarrhea,abrokenlegarepricelessgifts
thereisalittohoanentalbreakdoesearly;arpsyandybeteninriflepaniessufferedsoforfntaldisorderduringthefirstany,ofurse,retuedtotheirunitslaterforothers,visiblebreakdoenin
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