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December 20, 1944
<\/strong>Somewhere in Luxembourg<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t begin to describe what I\u2019ve been through the past few days. Hell, what we\u2019ve all been through. I\u2019m not even sure where to begin. It\u2019s all been such a blur. Nonstop\u2026 day after day, hour after hour, minute by minute. It hasn\u2019t let up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Lt Saul “Kad” Kadison, Lt Henry “Bud” Leonard, Capt Jim Farrell, Lt A.Z. Adkins, Jr., Lt Bill Mounts.
Saint Avold, France. December 14, 1944<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cLieutenant Adkins. How many miles do you think we\u2019ve traveled the last day since we left Saint Avold?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamn if I know, Kad. We\u2019ve been riding all night. It\u2019s gotta be over a hundred and twenty miles. My watch reads 0300. We\u2019re stopping for the night. Let\u2019s get these trucks unloaded and get the men dug in. No telling what the Germans are planning. Last I heard, there was a big push through the Ardennes a few days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s hope this is our last stop, at least for a while. I\u2019m not sure how much longer our men can travel in these open trucks. Freezing cold weather with only a few blankets per truck for the men to share. I\u2019ll gather the sergeants to get things organized, Andy. You take care of that leg. I don\u2019t want to lose you again.\u201d Kad chuckled, then turned and walked away. I knew he\u2019d take care of our men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lt Saul \u201cKad\u201d Kadison was the platoon leader for one of Howe\u2019s (Company \u201cH,\u201d 2d Battalion heavy weapons company) .81 mortars. He was from Brooklyn, New York, and joined the outfit in mid-September soon after we crossed the Moselle River. I’m one of the other mortar platoon leaders; we’re both with the 317th Infantry Regiment<\/strong> of the 80th \u201cBlue Ridge\u201d Division<\/strong>. My unit had been in division reserve in Saint Avold, France, for a week of much needed rest when I returned just a few short days ago. It took me nearly three weeks to get back from the 216th General Hospital in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blast that damn roof timber that fell on me back in early October, knocking me out cold and pinning me down. I’d been up on the second floor as a forward observer for my .81mm mortar platoon, calling in coordinates when the German shell hit the house. Good thing Kad came looking for me after a while of not answering him on the radio. I owe him big time. But at least I got to ride in the infamous \u201c40 and 8\u201d railroad cars on the trip back to my unit. Never knew that stood for “40 men or 8 horses.” I bet someone had fun with that nickname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, here we are in Junglinster, Luxembourg, just north of Luxembourg City and about eight miles from the front lines. The last few days have been a whirlwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word came down that Field Marshal von Rundstedt launched a big offensive to “welcome me” back to my unit. We’re still not sure what Germany\u2019s commander in the West is up to. But if General Patton ordered the 80th Division to rush north to Luxembourg to defend the capital, Luxembourg City, and the radio station, Radio Luxembourg, I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to find out soon enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess I didn\u2019t realize how much I had missed my men. Sure, resting and relaxing after my knee surgery in a nice, soft, warm bed in the hospital was a hell of a lot better than sleeping in these foxholes. Three squares a day was much better than eating K-rations. At least for the first few days. Physical therapy wasn\u2019t too bad, though the nurses could be pretty rough on a fella when they wanted to. Still, those nice hot showers felt so good, especially that first one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to remember back that far… October 4th or 5th\u2014morphine works wonders for pain on the battlefield. But from what I do recall, that first day in the 39th Evacuation Hospital, one nurse helped me undress down to my shorts. I must\u2019ve been a sight to behold. I hadn\u2019t shaved in several weeks and hadn\u2019t brushed my teeth in I can\u2019t remember when. Looking in the mirror, my teeth were almost black\u2014that I do<\/em> remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nurse said I needed to empty my pockets: my wallet, K-rations, cigarettes, toilet paper, gum, can opener, a leather thong I used to tie up my raincoat, a can of powdered coffee, some dirty oily rages I had been using as handkerchiefs, and a pair of binoculars I still had around my neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my left-fatigue jacket pocket, I pulled out a .45 Colt pistol that I always carried in case my carbine failed. I also removed a few souvenirs I\u2019d taken from prisoners we had captured, including a piece of silk from a parachute and some emblems and patches ripped off Kraut uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time I\u2019d had a bath of any nature was out of my helmet 39 days earlier. Except for my socks, I\u2019d not changed clothes. I hadn\u2019t had a hot bath since I\u2019d left the states on July 4. I\u2019m sure I smelled worse than a barnyard, but these nurses and aides were used to us men coming off the battlefield. Everything I wore was almost black, even my undershorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nurse wanted the hospital aide to bathe me in bed. But I said, \u201cHell, no! Just help me to the shower and I\u2019ll take over from there.\u201d My leg was really swollen and hurt like hell, but the aide helped me get under the shower. I don\u2019t know how long I was under that steaming water, but I can\u2019t remember anything that felt as good as that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now\u2026 here I am. Back where I belong\u2026 back with my men. Back to the realities of war. Guess we won\u2019t be home for Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a new battalion commander, Lt. Col. Bill Boydstun, a broad-shouldered man with a flat nose he\u2019d earned as a collegiate boxer. Seems like a good man. Let\u2019s hope he can get us through whatever lies before us. The men hadn\u2019t been too impressed with our previous battalion commander. Even though he was a West Pointer, the men remembered too well that in the two attacks at Moivron and Sivry, France, when he was our CO, we\u2019d gotten the crap beat out of us. The way he had ordered those attacks was not only useless, but foolish. That left a bad taste in the men\u2019s mouths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a strange mix of emotions to be back with the company. There were a lot of familiar faces\u2014faces of men that had grown close over the months of fighting. But a lot of my friends were missing\u2014killed, wounded, or captured. I knew eventually we\u2019d be fighting the Germans and once again, be in the middle of the blood, guts, and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve got a little spare time and since I can\u2019t sleep, I\u2019ll write my folks a short letter just to let them know that I’m back with my unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to tell them what\u2019s really going on. I\u2019d like to let them know their little boy is fine amongst all this death and destruction. I\u2019m sure the newspapers don\u2019t report half of what we\u2019ve seen and what we\u2019ve done. But I don\u2019t want them to worry. Lord knows they worried enough when I wrote them I’d been evacuated to a hospital back in October. And because it takes a month or so for them to receive my mail, I\u2019ll try sending this one via V-mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My men are dug in and hopefully getting some rest. It\u2019s still dark, but at least it\u2019s not raining. I’m sure we’ll get some snow soon, but hopefully it’ll be a light winter. From a boy who’d grown up in Florida, a “little snow” might be kinda pretty. I guess I\u2019ll try to get a little sleep before we have to move again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure wish I was back at Kingsley Lake, Florida, basking in the sun and swimming in that clear lake. But I guess since it\u2019s December, the water may be a little too cold to swim. Still, it would be better to be there than here\u2026 any day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Epilogue<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My dad like to hunt (deer, quail, dove), but he didn\u2019t like to hike. I guess he’d walked enough all over France, Luxembourg, and Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took us camping a few times, but I camped more with friends \u201cdown at the creek.\u201d I guess he’d “camped” enough in foxholes during the war. Sleeping outside just wasn’t his thing; it probably brought back too many memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas was always special to my parents. I remember while growing up, he and my mom (well, mostly<\/em> my mom) sent Christmas cards to all his army buddies. They did this for years. My dad once told me that the men he\u2019d fought with were closer to him than family. I didn\u2019t realize what he really meant at the time\u2026 I mean, we <\/em>were his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as I\u2019ve grown older with kids of my own (and now grandkids), I understand that family is not limited to your blood <\/em>relatives. I spent four years in the US Navy<\/strong> (’73-77); a lot of guys I served with, both at NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong> and on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk,<\/em><\/strong> I also consider \u201cfamily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My consulting business took me all over the country, meeting with clients and making presentations at legal technology conferences. Many friends traveled similar routes, and we\u2019d meet up at these conferences several times each year, catch up with the industry, our businesses and families, and \u201cshare\u201d our kids growing up. I often refer to them as \u201cmy family away from home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this time of the year, when many are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and other special holidays, I also know many shipmates, classmates, and friends have lost their loved ones. This will be their first holiday without their spouse, and I know it\u2019s gotta be tough. But I also know family and friends will surround them with love and support to help bring comfort during a difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May we all find peace and happiness during this time of year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until we meet again,
Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy Adkins<\/strong> is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books, including You Can\u2019t Get Much Closer Than This-Combat with the 80th \u201cBlue Ridge\u201d Division in World War II Europe<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, published by Casemate Publishers (2005) and selected as the Book of the Month for the Military Book Club. More information on his website: www.azadkinsiii.com.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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