{"id":1111524,"date":"2021-12-12T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T17:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111524"},"modified":"2021-12-12T12:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T17:14:23","slug":"watch-world-war-ii-veteran-breaks-into-song-during-ceremony-honoring-his-service-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-world-war-ii-veteran-breaks-into-song-during-ceremony-honoring-his-service-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: World War II Veteran Breaks Into Song During Ceremony Honoring His Service In Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-world-war-ii-veteran-breaks-into-song-during-ceremony-honoring-his-service-in-belgium%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1111524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>BASTOGNE, Belgium \u2014 World War II veteran Bennett Stampes returned to Bastogne for the first time this week, 77 years after he was wounded there in 1944.<\/p>\n<p>Stampes joined three other veterans of the brutal Ardennes campaign \u2014 better known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/last-surviving-band-of-brothers-officer-a-jewish-soldier-who-toasted-his-sons-bar-mitzvah-with-cognac-stolen-from-hitlers-eagles-nest-dies-at-99\/\">Battle of the Bulge<\/a> \u2014 for a ceremony held at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.101airbornemuseumbastogne.com\">101st Airborne Museum<\/a> in Bastogne. Because it was his first trip back, he was presented with a Battle of the Bulge service medal.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Colonel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertyjumpteam.com\/peter-plank\/\">Peter Plank<\/a>, a retired founding member of the Liberty Jump Team, has made it his mission to escort veterans back to the battlefields of Europe \u2014 and he joked as he presented the medal that he had even helped Stampes to get a passport in order to make the trip a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George S. Patton, moved forward to pin the medal on Stampes\u2019 chest. \u201cYou didn\u2019t need a passport last time you came, did you?\u201d she joked. And after some confusion over whether she should pin it to his coat or to his shirt, she began to sing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The moment 97-year-old WWII veteran Bennett Stampes joined Helen Patton in a spontaneous song. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/battleofthebulge77?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#battleofthebulge77<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LibertyJumpTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LibertyJumpTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZpNFWd4nyN\">pic.twitter.com\/ZpNFWd4nyN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VAKruta\/status\/1470032646545805327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019ll be bluebirds over<\/em><br \/><em>The white cliffs of Dover<\/em><br \/><em>Tomorrow, just you wait and see<\/em><br \/><em>There\u2019ll be love and laughter<\/em><br \/><em>And peace ever after<\/em><br \/><em>Tomorrow, when the world is free<\/em><br \/><em>The shepherd will tend his sheep<\/em><br \/><em>The valley will bloom again<\/em><br \/><em>And Jimmy will go to sleep<\/em><br \/><em>In his own little room again<\/em><br \/><em>There\u2019ll be bluebirds over<\/em><br \/><em>The white cliffs of Dover<\/em><br \/><em>Tomorrow, just you wait and see<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stampes joined Helen in the song, pausing only when she changed the name in the second verse from \u201cJimmy\u201d to \u201cBennett.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a feeling there was a song in there somewhere,\u201d Patton laughed as everyone applauded.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Nicholas Berliner stepped up next, delivering a message to the gathered veterans and spectators.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbBelgium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USAmbBelgium<\/a> gives moving remarks to WWII veterans gathered for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/battleofthebulge77?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#battleofthebulge77<\/a> at the 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwBT6I3uW4\">pic.twitter.com\/wwBT6I3uW4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VAKruta\/status\/1470033404020285442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all owe you a debt of gratitude,\u201d Berliner began. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about remembrance and what\u2019s happening in the world and what happened then, and we know that what you did was to make sure that that would never happen again. And that\u2019s why what this museum is doing is so important, what all the others are doing is so important to keep the memory alive, of remembrance, so that not only we remember this but so the next generation also remembers this, that your grandson learns about this. Because it\u2019s through learning about this, through knowing what happened, knowing how this came about, knowing what these men did, what they experienced, what they lived through \u2014 that we make sure that it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this is a vital mission,\u201d Berliner continued. \u201cI\u2019ve been \u2014 it\u2019s really remarkable how that memory is kept alive in Bastogne. Every time we come here, we see how the veterans are remembered, how their legacy is honored, and how this whole town participates in that \u2014 and dare I say, much of Belgium, too, because I think particularly here in Belgium, they know the price of this. It happened twice in just over the last century, it happened twice. And so they know that this freedom that we enjoy was fought for and was not necessarily the norm throughout history \u2014 something precious, something that we need to fight for and maintain and be diligent and be vigilant and be careful. But to you, we owe enormous gratitude for what you gave, for what you did, answering your country\u2019s call and being there. So, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stampes, still standing, saluted Berliner \u2014 and then turned to salute others in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>December 18 is the 77th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/history.army.mil\/html\/reference\/bulge\/index.html\">Battle of the Bulge<\/a> \u2014 the German counteroffensive siege of Bastogne that resulted in over 75,000 American casualties but also marked an important turning point in the war, as the German Army was irreparably weakened.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BASTOGNE, Belgium \u2014 World War II veteran Bennett Stampes returned to Bastogne for the first time this week, 77 years after he was wounded there in 1944.Stampes joined three other veterans of the brutal Ardennes campaign \u2014 better known as the Battle of the Bulge \u2014 for a ceremony held at the 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne. Because it was his first trip back, he was presented with a Battle of the Bulge service medal.Lieutenant Colonel Peter Plank, a retired founding member of the Liberty Jump Team, has made it his mission to escort veterans back to the battlefields of Europe \u2014 and he joked as he presented the medal that he had even helped Stampes to get a passport in order to make the trip a reality.Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George S. Patton, moved forward to pin the medal on Stampes\u2019 chest. \u201cYou didn\u2019t need a passport last time you came, did you?\u201d she joked. And after some confusion over whether she should pin it to his coat or to his shirt, she began to sing.The moment 97-year-old WWII veteran Bennett Stampes joined Helen Patton in a spontaneous song. #battleofthebulge77 @LibertyJumpTeam pic.twitter.com\/ZpNFWd4nyN\u2014 Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) December 12, 2021There\u2019ll be bluebirds overThe white cliffs of DoverTomorrow, just you wait and seeThere\u2019ll be love and laughterAnd peace ever afterTomorrow, when the world is freeThe shepherd will tend his sheepThe valley will bloom againAnd Jimmy will go to sleepIn his own little room againThere\u2019ll be bluebirds overThe white cliffs of DoverTomorrow, just you wait and seeStampes joined Helen in the song, pausing only when she changed the name in the second verse from \u201cJimmy\u201d to \u201cBennett.\u201d\u201cI had a feeling there was a song in there somewhere,\u201d Patton laughed as everyone applauded.U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Nicholas Berliner stepped up next, delivering a message to the gathered veterans and spectators..@USAmbBelgium gives moving remarks to WWII veterans gathered for #battleofthebulge77 at the 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne. pic.twitter.com\/wwBT6I3uW4\u2014 Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) December 12, 2021\u201cWe all owe you a debt of gratitude,\u201d Berliner began. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about remembrance and what\u2019s happening in the world and what happened then, and we know that what you did was to make sure that that would never happen again. And that\u2019s why what this museum is doing is so important, what all the others are doing is so important to keep the memory alive, of remembrance, so that not only we remember this but so the next generation also remembers this, that your grandson learns about this. Because it\u2019s through learning about this, through knowing what happened, knowing how this came about, knowing what these men did, what they experienced, what they lived through \u2014 that we make sure that it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d\u201cSo this is a vital mission,\u201d Berliner continued. \u201cI\u2019ve been \u2014 it\u2019s really remarkable how that memory is kept alive in Bastogne. Every time we come here, we see how the veterans are remembered, how their legacy is honored, and how this whole town participates in that \u2014 and dare I say, much of Belgium, too, because I think particularly here in Belgium, they know the price of this. It happened twice in just over the last century, it happened twice. And so they know that this freedom that we enjoy was fought for and was not necessarily the norm throughout history \u2014 something precious, something that we need to fight for and maintain and be diligent and be vigilant and be careful. But to you, we owe enormous gratitude for what you gave, for what you did, answering your country\u2019s call and being there. So, thank you.\u201dStampes, still standing, saluted Berliner \u2014 and then turned to salute others in the crowd.December 18 is the 77th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge \u2014 the German counteroffensive siege of Bastogne that resulted in over 75,000 American casualties but also marked an important turning point in the war, as the German Army was irreparably weakened.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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