Battle of the Bulge Vets Tell Story in Easton
Morris Metz and Lionel Adda share memories of pivotal World War II battle.
It seemed like the shells would never stop falling. That's what Lionel Adda remembers. That, and the cold. Sixty-eight years ago, German forces launched a massive assault on Allied soldiers in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxemborg. The conflict, which lasted for several frigid weeks in December 1944 and January 1945, would become known as The Battle of the Bulge. On Thursday, two survivors of that battle -- Adda and Morris Metz -- shared their memories at Easton's Sigal Museum. For Adda, it meant going back to a place called Elsenborn Ridge, where American troops found themselves under constant attack from the Germans. "They were shelling incessantly," Adda said, recalling seeing one officer whose arm was just shredded …
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