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TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004
BASTOGNE, BELGIUM - BASTOGNE MEMORIAL


Floral Tributes
were in abundant array
(Photo courtesy Ellen Peters)

Men Receive Their Awards
Leonard Sacharoff, 508th (wearing ID tag on chest) and Lt. Gen. John Norton,  505th (to right of Sacharoff) accept Bastogne commemoratives

Armondo Ortiz
holds his medal case for everyone to see
(Photo courtesy Ellen Peters)

Don Dicks
found a youngster that wanted to pose with him and his newly awarded commemorative
(Photo courtesy Ellen Peters)

Don Dicks
with a close-up view of his coin
(Photo courtesy Ellen Peters)

Ernie Lamson
found a bunch of new friends
(Photo courtesy Ellen Peters)

TV Coverage
Between television coverage and professional as well as amateur photographers, it was difficult to get close enough to catch a shot of the veterans being awarded their commemoratives.


Just Like Home
TV reporters in the field seem to use essentially the same gear in Belgium as we do.

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