Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th BASTOGNE, Belgium -- U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Ronald Gidwitz speaks at the unveiling of two dedicatory plaques Dec. 11. (U.S. Army photo by Julie Piron, USAG Benelux Public Affairs) Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th BASTOGNE, Belgium – During a year defined by a global pandemic, a commemoration Dec. 11 and 12 in Bastogne of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the deadliest battles and most decisive Allied victories of World War II, focused on the heroic actions of nurses.