Battle of the Bulge (1 Viewer)

[Guy]

Today the US ministry of Defense awarded the "Medal of merit" to the 94 year old Belgian nurse Augusta Chiwy. Augusta was honoured today for her brave actions during the siege of Bastogne during the coldest winter on record ( minus 28 °c). As a nurse not only she took care of the US wounded ( assistant to Dr J Prior) but she also went out to the frontline to evacuate wounded soldiers and bring them back to the hospital in Bastogne. The hospital was bombed and in that explosion she lost her best friend Renée Lemaire ( nurse in the Band of Brother series from Steven Spielberg). There is a very interesting book about Augusta by the Scotish writer Martin King entitled:
" The forgotten nurse"
guy
I think this is an interesting piece of information .

 

[Mitch]

Great post. Very glad that she has recieved such a honour for what she did
Mitch

 

[MC BOWEN]

THANKS GUY IT IS INTERESTING.MIKE b.^&grin

 

[Humbug]

Better late than never but what the.... took them so long!!!!!{sm2}

 

[Napoleon1er]

Martin King came to my school a month or two ago. I got talk talk with him, and he told me about this project personally. Very cool (and VERY Scottish) guy. If anyone has any questions about this, ask me.
-Sandor

 

[Guy]

Better late than never but what the.... took them so long!!!!!{sm2}

Thanks, I could not agree more Humbug. This little lady saved on here own and took away from the frontline more than 20 wounded soldiers belonging to the 101st. Thus saving more than 20 lives.Quite an achievement if you ask me .
guy

 

[Guy]

Martin King came to my school a month or two ago. I got talk talk with him, and he told me about this project personally. Very cool (and VERY Scottish) guy. If anyone has any questions about this, ask me.
-Sandor

Sandor, can you tell me more about your meeting with King . How did he get interested in writing a book about a little Belgian nurse during the BOB battle ( It is him on the photo I presume with the grey hair and beard ??)
guy:smile2:

 

[Sentaapua]

Guy,

Thanks for bringing up another great thread of what else would be little known WWII history (like the British Typhoon pilot that attacked the Gestapo building). I`m sure Augusta did what she did 67 years ago because she followed her beliefs and her heart, but recognizing such actions is more than a nations` duty, although just a very small token in spite of her actions. Feels good though to see such a thing happen!

 

[Napoleon1er]

Sandor, can you tell me more about your meeting with King . How did he get interested in writing a book about a little Belgian nurse during the BOB battle ( It is him on the photo I presume with the grey hair and beard ??)
guy:smile2:

Well, first off, that is him in the photo. Second, he was reading some records I believe, and a black nurse was mentioned, which aroused his curiosity. When he looked into it, he realized that she had been neglected by history, and that Band of Brothers had made her a non-speaking character, giving her actual actions to a white nurse (this may have come before the records or a the same time- I forget). He then tracked her down, and you know the rest!
-Sandor

 

[Guy]

Guy,

Thanks for bringing up another great thread of what else would be little known WWII history (like the British Typhoon pilot that attacked the Gestapo building). I`m sure Augusta did what she did 67 years ago because she followed her beliefs and her heart, but recognizing such actions is more than a nations` duty, although just a very small token in spite of her actions. Feels good though to see such a thing happen!

Thanks Sentaapua, but it was a Belgian pilot in RAF service that attacked the Gestapo building in the heart of Brussels
guy

 

[Mike97]

What a great story.
I agree, one wonders what took so long for this recognition, but it's great to see she could still survive the years to receive the award. So few people now survive who can remind us of what was endured during WWII-it was announced last week that the "Pearl Harbor Survivors Association" was being dissolved due to lack of members....lest we forget...
mike

 

[PanzerAce1944]

A remarkable woman. True hero without any doubt. !!!