for the remaining nine months of the war across the zigfried line, all the way across germany until he reached the gates of ordroff concentration camp, the first nazi camp to be liberated. that was number one. that was a big, big event. as jack has said about the battle of the bulge, when the chips were down and the situation was desperate, the american soldiers stood up to be count counted. for a brief moment in history, these men held our nation s destiny in their hands. we did not fail. thank you very much, jack. and corporal foy, we will forever be proud of what you and your fellow soldiers achieved for all of humanity.
for the remaining nine months of the war, up the mosal river and all the way across germany until he reached the gates of the concentration camp, the first nazi camp to be lib braerated. that was a big event. as jack has said about the battle of the bulge, when the chips were down and the situation was desperate, the american soldiers stood up to be counted. for a brief moment in history, these men held our nation s destiny in their hands. we did not fail. thank you very much. [ applause ] and corporal foy, we will forever be proud of what you and your fellow sold yeiers achieve.