This is one of the most moving stories I've ever seen.  Makes you
proud of "the greatest generation"!!!  Be sure to watch the story clip
to see what I mean.  May America continue to be blessed.

Following is some partial info from the caption below the video page.

The Germans captured more than 20,000 GIs during the Battle of the
Bulge. The men of the 422nd Regiment were marched some fifty
kilometers to Gerolstein, Germany where they were loaded into box
cars, 60 to 70 men per car, with virtually no food or water. They
spent four days and nights traveling to Stalag IXB in Bad Orb,
Germany, arriving on Christmas Day. After several weeks in Bad Orb,
the American POWs were divided into three groups – officers,
non-commissioned officers (NCOs), and enlisted men. The NCOs were
taken to Stalag IXA in Ziegenhain. There were 1,292 men in this group.

The highest ranking NCO was Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds from Knoxville,
Tennessee. Upon their arrival in Ziegenhain, the commandant of Stalag
IXA, Major Siegmann, ordered all Jewish POWs to present themselves the
next morning. Master Sgt. Edmonds ordered all 1,292 American POWs to
stand in formation outside of their barracks.

Watch the video to hear what happened from those who lived it:

This, will no doubt, be lost on the current generation of me too narcissist snow flakes but this was the generation that I got my values from.....and it pains me to know they sacrificed so much only to let the following generation piss it away....

Click to watch the video: