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The Gaston Gazette Back in December, just a few days before Christmas, I sat down with World War II veteran Herman Beaty at his home in Cramerton and talked about another Christmas. From that conversation came a story for The Gazette s front page. A story that was crafted with care and with pride and with a sense of responsibility to properly recount Mr. Beaty s service to our country. Our faithful readers who subscribe to our print product paid to read that story. So too did those folks who have purchased an online subscription. But most people, either via our website or through shares on Facebook, read it for free. ....
Seventy-six years have passed since Christmas Day, 1944, but the haunting memory of that lonely holiday still brings tears to the eyes of Herman Beaty. At age 18, he was thousands of miles from home, a foot soldier in the Army’s 95th Infantry Division. The division had just deployed from its landing zone near Marseille, France, and was but hours away from advancing into the teeth of German forces in the Battle of the Bulge. No Christmas trees brightened the darkness of a winter night in Germany, a night that, just past the solstice, stretched out for more than 16 hours. No carols lifted voices and spirits. No feast of turkey for the young men about to enter battle. ....