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Remembrance Part II: WW II Vets Share

A rare movie short: Battle of the Bulge soldiers reunite, relate

In honor of Veterans Day, Patch is reprising this video of a May gathering of World War II veterans. Click on the video above and enjoy this rare footage of members of the "Greatest Generation." Thank you to our vets!

This is the second part in a of videos capturing snippets of  conversations and anecdotes of Battle of the Bulge survivors, a dying breed, with most in this video close to or older than 90 ...

They were called members of the "Greatest Generation" and Middletown Patch had the rare opportunity to of the last left of that dying breed of World War II last week, right before Memorial Day.

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The holiday has since passed, but the memories of these old soldiers will not easily fade away.

Following the rededication of the at Middletown's Thorne Middle School last week, veterans of the war, and that battle, gathered at VFW Post #2179 in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown to share lunch and stories. 

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Many veterans reconnected to each other and to their war experiences. 

Patch correspondent Steve Rogers was on hand to capture both the stories and the moments of connection and reconnection.

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