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▪ In the winter of 1944 the German's made a major push into
the southern part of Belgium attempting to retake Bastogne
Belgium.

▪ As the battle raged on the Germans captured the American
field hospital forcing the US medics to set up shop in the
local church. It was then that a local legend was born.

▪ A young GI was visiting his wounded buddy in the
makeshift church/hospital when he asked his buddy if he
could get him anything. "Yeah. Go get me something to
drink."

▪ After a bit of cajoling, the GI went out and found a tavern
with a working beer tap and filled up his helmet with beer
and started making beer runs back and forth.

▪ 65 years later Vincent Speranza returned to Bastogne.

▪ In the restaurant, the waiter brought Vince and his group
some Airborne beer to drink that had a cartoon on the
bottle of a GI carrying beer in a helmet. Vincent Speranza

▪ Vince was quite surprised! In honor of this tale the beer is
also served in a helmet.

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