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It seems to me that beyond the frozen feet it would be hard to maintain a state of alertness in mind-numbing cold like that. I've been in minus 20 degree weather before, but thank God nobody was shooting at me, because I was so miserable that I might not have ducked! 
Jim 
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"quote: Remember reports during December '44 and have read it many times since - That was one of the coldest Winters Europe ever had. Tell me about it!!!" How damn true Sarge. Remember it well. A Infantrymans worse nightmare. I think the '44-'45
winter hit record lows.. But I could be wrong..
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Hey Joe and gang:
Take a look at this page for some quotes from Stephen Ambrose, etc, regarding that winter.
http://www.ibiblio.org/cizewski/felixa/rhi...and/winter.html
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
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There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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Marion; did you see the telephone lineman ? That is Exactly what I did when I went on patrol. I also climbed trees to string a line overhead across a road. Notice no M 1 rifle. only when on the line. Rocky 
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Cool Rocky. I will also think of you when looking up telephone poles!
We'll have to change the words to the old Glen Campbell song, "I am a lineman for the county", to "I am a lineman for the army..." 
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
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Cool Rocky. I will also think of you when looking up telephone poles!
We'll have to change the words to the old Glen Campbell song, "I am a lineman for the county", to "I am a lineman for the army..."
Good one Marion...How about "I am a lineman for the Red Bulls?" 
Speaking of them, I found a documentary about Red Bulls in WWII in the new DVD catalogue just received from International Historic Films.
DD
