Battle of the Bulge Reunion

Veterans share stories and lay a wreath at Fort Jackson to honor those who passed during one of Europe's coldest, largest and most important battles.
Katherine Nolan speaks about her experiences as a battlefield nurse during the Battle of the Bulge while attending the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge’s 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Katherine Nolan speaks about her experiences as a battlefield nurse during the Battle of the Bulge while attending the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge’s 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge attend a church service presided over by Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, Brig. General Charles R. Bailey at Main Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge attend a church service presided over by Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, Brig. General Charles R. Bailey at Main Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Veteran Alfred Taylor, right is welcomed to a meet & greet and autograph signing at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Veteran Alfred Taylor, right is welcomed to a meet & greet and autograph signing at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Sunday, August 31, 2014.
Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, Vernon Brantley, right is welcomed to a wreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC by a member of the American Legion Riders during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, Vernon Brantley, right is welcomed to a wreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC by a member of the American Legion Riders during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge president Col. Douglas Dillard, center, and SC Chapter President Chris Carawan, right, join in a wreath laying ceremony with Maj. Gen Bradley Becker, left, the commanding general of Ft. Jackson in Columbia, SC as they prepare to particpate in awreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge president Col. Douglas Dillard, center, and SC Chapter President Chris Carawan, right, join in a wreath laying ceremony with Maj. Gen Bradley Becker, left, the commanding general of Ft. Jackson in Columbia, SC as they prepare to particpate in awreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge pose for a group photo while attending a wreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge pose for a group photo while attending a wreath laying ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge Louis Cunningham, right talks with a current soldier at the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge Louis Cunningham, right talks with a current soldier at the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Tour the FNH USA manufacturing facility in Columbia, SC to see where the modern carbines, rifles and light machine guns for the US Military are made during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Tour the FNH USA manufacturing facility in Columbia, SC to see where the modern carbines, rifles and light machine guns for the US Military are made during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge get instructions on test test firing a newly built M4 carbine before taking their turn during a visit the FNH USA manufacturing facility in Columbia, SC to see where the modern carbines, rifles and light machine guns for the US Military are made during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge get instructions on test test firing a newly built M4 carbine before taking their turn during a visit the FNH USA manufacturing facility in Columbia, SC to see where the modern carbines, rifles and light machine guns for the US Military are made during the 33rd Annual Reunion in Columbia, SC on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.