that your feet froze. >> right. >> martha: how did it play out for you? >> well, that was a stopping point during that battle. the first sergeant said are there any of you who want to get some dry socks and warm yourselves? get on this truck and it will take you back to a battalion aid station. there were several of us who were in the same condition. i was one of the volunteers that got on the truck. we went back to the battalion aid station. and the medical officer for the battalion got on the truck and he went down one side and up the other, asking what is your problem? and we were all talking about frozen feet. he said it was like walking on