"It looks very rough. If I get through this one I will be very lucky." Brigadier General James M. Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division - diary entry, night of September 16th, 1944, on the upcoming mission into Holland. Here is one of my prized possessions, hanging in my office, a Wild Bill Guarnere autographed photo of the 101st going into Holland during Operation Market Garden, September 17, 1944.
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