“NUTS!” — McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas Letter

[Talyn]

Editor’s Note: In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe’s 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne

“NUTS!” — McAuliffe’s 1944 Christmas Letter - War on the Rocks

Editor’s Note: In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st Airborne

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And now for the rest of the story...

The story of the NUTS! reply

This story retraces the events of December 22nd, 1944 at Bastogne, Belgium, the day we received German surrender ultimatum and issued the subsequent

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[Snake45]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for posting this!

 

[USMC6094]

I was in Honors U.S. History my junior year of high school and my teacher was great, he was one of those that enjoyed his subject, and was still a student of it, not just a teacher.
When we got to the WWII Era, he, and I were the only ones that knew about this, other than the history book.

 

[yotehtr]

When I was in high school, you had to pass a test on the U.S. constitution or you didn't graduate. An now it's not even taught.

 

[Snake45]

My Dad used to say "Nuts" all the time as a mild expletive, like you'd say "Well, shucks," or "Aw heck" or something like that. I never thought anything about it and just assumed it was something people of his age said. Come to think of it, I don't believe I ever heard anyone else say it, but he did. I wonder if, as a boy, he'd heard/was inspired by the McAuliffe story? Wish I'd asked him about it, but too late now. Aw shucks oh well.