We Do Not Forget ~ Poem
In memory of Fred Rogers’ Life >>> Poem by Fredrick H. (Buck) Rogers, Gunner 12th Field Regiment, 16th Battery… We do not forget On May 5th in 1945,Many thank God to still be alive.The guns have ceased firing; men could now stand,Peace had returned to this...
The Fighting 43rd ~ song
The Fighting 43rd Song written post World War Two. The 43rd Battery of the 12th Field Regiment. The overtone here is one of triumphant confidence. But in this song, however carelessly and off-handedly expressed, there is always the worry that, after all the...
The Regiment That Never Was ~ Poem
Poem by author Timothy Damer, 12th Field Regiment “Like the people in the Land of Oz, A Regiment that never was? ….But what happened there is another story, Let others tell of death and glory, To-night – what matters gathering here Is the boys...
Dugouts are being redecorated ~ Jan 11- 1945
The 12th Field Regiment Troops endure the cold and bitter Winter of 1945 in Groesbeek and Nijmegen, Netherlands area On January 11th, “The men are all busy fixing up their new homes—dugouts are being redecorated….” Read excerpts from World War Two...Recent Posts
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