"Strange thing, war."

"General Taylor spoke but we couldn't hear a word he said; a formation of C-47s passed over about that time. But we he…"

"Bastogne was challenging us in ways no other place had. We had no artillery power and no airpower. We were low on amm…"

"On New Year's Eve, I thought back to a year ago, Skip and I celebrating with the guys in England. Warm. Wild. All the…"

"We'd heard that General Taylor was now back in Bastogne. Everybody was ordered to shave within twenty-four hours and …"

"We'd heard from guys in Bastogne that the 101st was making headlines back home. We'd broken the German siege. Beaten …"

"Buck Compton looked nothing like the soldier who'd walked off the line a few days before. Well-starched Class A unifo…"

"I didn't cry after learning Skip Muck was dead. That would come later. Much later. Not that it didn't hurt. Hell, I'd…"

"When General Maxwell Taylor, back in the war zone after conveniently missing a tiny skirmish called the Battle of the…"

"Wearing that uniform with the screaming eagle on it, people knew two things about you: You were a damn good soldier- …"