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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of southeast Belgium near the Luxembourg border. It was a crucial point in the US defensive line during the World War II Battle of the Bulge (December 1944–January 1945).
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What he, and his 3 brothers did, one of them did it in Bastogne, along with thousands and thousands of other men serving here and overseas, what they did saved the world.
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When my Uncle Bill went off to fight the Germans in Bastogne in WW2, he said that many of the troops were fresh, green recruits, who had little more than “basic†training.
Think Progress » More McCain Attacks: Murtha ‘Sentimental,’ ‘Never Been a Big Thinker’ 2005
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For the first 106 kilometres, the riders take a fairly direct route to Bastogne, which is tucked away in the southeastern corner of Belgium close to Luxembourg.
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The brigade announced that their mascot, a large white bulldog named "Bastogne," died from cancer on Jan. 30.
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Army "Bastogne" soldier keeps an eye on a busy neighborhood in Tikrit, Iraq, April 24, 2008, where locak citizens are shifting their concerns from security to economics.
WN.com - Articles related to Analyst says that things can only get better at British Airways 2010
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Writers Guild Award (in 2003) for episode six - "Bastogne"
EveryJoe 2009
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The episode "Bastogne" from Band of Brothers which centres around the medic Eugene.
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McBride addressed the Pentagon press corps in regards to the overall improvements in the Salah ad Din province, of which McBride's "Bastogne" brigade is responsible.
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Since the "Bastogne" brigade assumed security of the northern province in October 2007,
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He was a one-day classics specialist and scored a number of top victories such as Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Flèche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race.
Davide Rebellin, Eladio Jimenez Sanchez and Massimo Giunti draw two-year suspensions 2010
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