Paix Woods — Attraction in Bastogne

Not too many people, now when there is a lot of snow. Kids were happy, trees looked beautiful, all covered in snow, and everything is well preserved. For those who don't know the story, when there was the anniversary of 50 years of the Battle of the Bulge, surviving veterans visited the place, claimed a tree, that bears a plaque with their names, all in the name of peace, therefore you have a forrest of trees of peace (Peace/ Paix Woods - Bois de la Paix...

We were able to find a Company or Battalion level command post that was dug by the Support Engineers. We are both retired Army officers. The area is being logged so must of the area that was present during the Defense are no longer there. I have the Grid to the command point. I wished they would have preserved the area that the 101 Airborne...

Such a sombering place. You get chills as you walk through the quietness and imagine what easy company went through waiting to defend and take back Belgium for it's people. Walk a little further and you will stumble upon the foxholes that still exist in which easy company...