re: Dec 16th began the Battle of the Bulge.

This nice old man I knew was in Infantry in WW2 in Europe.Right after I finished reading about the Battle of the Bulge I mentioned to him that I had read about how awful it was.He told me “I was in it””Then he started shivering violently and and clutched his arms across his chest like a self-hug.He said I don’t remember much about it except I’ve never been so cold,I’ve been cold ever since”.He continued to shiver for a few minutes.I felt bad about bringing it up.