A U.S. Soldier examines the grave of an unknown U.S. soldier, who was buried by the enemy before retreating. They wrote on the makeshift sign in German: "Unbekannt Amerikaner" (=Unknown American). The first American soldier that noticed the grave, decorated it with mortar shells and ferns. 

Last respect for a foe

Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division sing on Christmas Eve in a house in Bastogne, Belgium, while the city is surrounded by German troops and given an ultimatum to surrender; December 24, 1944.

Somber Christmas Eve

U.S. 3rd Army soldiers dry out their footgear by a fire on a slush covered street in the village of Foy, Belgium, near Bastogne; January, 1945.