Americans are still welcome in Bastogne.

"The American veterans who have returned 60 years later to the battle site represent those who gave their lives on our soil so that today we can live free," Bastogne Mayor Philippe Collard said in French at a memorial honoring U.S. General George S. Patton.

He added in English: "We will never forget. You are home here."

I fervently hope that, to the degree that they do so now, the French can continue to live free, in the face of the new totalitarian threat in their midst to which they are only now awakening. They, and much of western Europe, are now on one of the front lines of the new war, whether they realize it or not.

Sadly, from what I can tell, they willfully refuse to realize it. Admittedly my sample size is small (a couple of Europeans, mostly Belgians and Dutch, on a mailing list I'm on) but these guys are seemingly impervious to any viewpoint other than the EU/UN party line.

Rick C - then they'll wake up one day and find themselves subject to Sharia. And no doubt blame us. (and/or the Jews)

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Bastogne Mayor Philippe Collard said in French at a memorial honoring U.S. General George S. Patton.

He added in English: "We will never forget. You are home here."

I fervently hope that, to the degree that they do so now, the French can continue to live free, ...
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Nitpick: Bastogne is in Belgium, not France. To add to the confusion, it's in the province of Luxembourg, which is not the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Good point, Bill (they probably should have said he spoke in Walloon, but then they would have had to explain that). But it applies to the French as well.