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Destiny sent for me in a hurry when

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things got tight . Perhaps God saved me

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for this effort . These were the words

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General George Patton sent back home 80

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years ago to his wife on the eve of the

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single largest and bloodiest us battle

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of World War Two , the battle of the

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bulge to commemorate the 80th

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anniversary of the battle . World War

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Two veterans and the heads of state

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from Luxembourg and Belgium gathered at

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the Luxembourg American Cemetery .

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These guys come out here , right ? And

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they understand that 80 years after the

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fact that , you know , while they saw

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5000 of their comrades , you know , in

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a cemetery , they were back here and

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they realized that they didn't forget

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everybody who was a leader in Europe

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showed up today for them . And for

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those that have made the ultimate

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sacrifice during the five week long

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battle , 19,000 US service members were

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killed , 47,000 wounded and 23,000 lost

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or captured . Reporting from Luxembourg .

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I'm senior airman Gabriel held