![Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division march into Bastogne, Belgium, on December 19, 1944. Combat veteran Private Brad Freeman, a mortarman with the division’s East Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, passed through the town, thinking to himself, “Here we go again.”](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/W-Oct19-Mortarman-1-4C-760x630.jpg)
European Theater
Easy Company Mortarman in Bastogne
By Kevin HymelWhen word reached 21-year-old Private Bradford “Brad” Freeman in Mourmelon-le-Grand, France, that the entire 101st Airborne Division was being put on 24-hour alert for movement to the front, he was neither surprised nor shocked. Read more