Ann Stringer - Bravest Men In The Army

and armored division for being the first men of an invading army to trust the German Rhine in 140 years. I award to the captain and to each of his men the silver star. And what the old man means, Mrs. Stringer, is it they're the bravest men in the army. As I and Stringer of the United Press, they're there with a

kernel. Fifteen bearded, sodden and grimy men stepped forward to receive their awards from Brigadier General TD White, commander of the Second Armoured Division. There's bitter cold and rain streamed down their mud-flaked face. Look at those guys, will you?

Yeah. Fidgeting like school boys. Can you imagine they're being nervous now after what they've been through? Crossing the Adel Hitler Bridge. Perfect targets against a raging fire. The Germans throwing everything at them and... And the whole bridge mind and ready to go off at any moment.

Exactly. Would you like to meet these men, Mrs. Stringer? Oh, what do you think? All right. Captain, yes, sir. Captain, have you got a minute? Somebody here would like to meet you. Or, uh, should it be the other way around?

Oh, the other way around. But definitely. Hey, here's your man, Mrs. Stringer. A guy who led the patrol across the bridge. Captain, this is Anne Stringer of UP. How do you do, Captain? Glad to meet you, Mrs. Stringer.

Gosh, boy's getting almost civilized. Captain, I'd like to hear the full story of that, Crossman. that cross and your thing that's a spring from the beginning to be well first the orders came down from the command post you kind of had a feeling it was something big didn't you yeah I had an idea to be something tough that certainly wasn't any idle