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World War II veteran Vincent Speranza pauses while recounting his experiences fighting in the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge while visiting with soldiers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2013. Speranza, a combat veteran of Company H, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, then part of the 101st Airborne Division, fought at Bastogne, was wounded in combat shortly after the Battle of the Bulge. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne.

World War II veteran Vincent Speranza pauses while recounting his experiences fighting in the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge while visiting with soldiers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2013. Speranza, a combat veteran of Company H, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, then part of the 101st Airborne Division, fought at Bastogne, was wounded in combat shortly after the Battle of the Bulge. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne.

World War II veteran Vincent Speranza pauses while recounting his experiences fighting in the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge while visiting with soldiers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2013. Speranza, a combat veteran of Company H, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, then part of the 101st Airborne Division, fought at Bastogne, was wounded in combat shortly after the Battle of the Bulge. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne.

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