Hurtgen Forest patrol

On Saturday, November 9, the World War 2 Guys were back in the field for a squad patrol through the dreaded Hurtgen Forest. Our Squad Leader for the day was Sergeant Krelle with Matt serving as Assistant Squad Leader.  Bryson was on the Browning Automatic Rifle with Deqlan as his Assistant B.A.R. gunner. Donnie, Davan, and Rhys filled out the squad as riflemen with their M1s. As we continued with our "year in the life" honoring the "Big Red One", we were portraying L Company of the 16th Infantry Regiment, a storied company of the 1st Infantry Division. The 16th Infantry was tasked with some hard fighting in the Hurtgen Forest in mid-November 1944 to take Hill 232 near the town of Hamich. We spent some of our time during the day reading aloud the experiences of the 16th in their bloody struggle against the German defenders. We dug a line of four squad foxholes along a hillside to defend against any German counterattacks that may come our way. We also marched up to the top of our trench outpost to get a better view of the terrain. It was a great fall day to be outdoors and always a pleasure to spend time together as a group.