r. >> all together we were on the siegfried line for about three weeks. and my memories of that are pretty much blurred. it was mostly mud and cabbages and every now and then we did have a slight move forward but for the most part, we were just in the fox holes. usually filled with water. >> american soldier on the whole, i believe, find it very difficult to hate. we spoke of the germans and thought of the germans as our enemy, but there was no such thing as violent my bed roll to sleep over the night. of course this news spread over the battalion immediately. my purpose was achieved because all the men felt if the old man got in his silk pajamas and had gone to bed, certainly there was no trouble and they were in great danger so they were able to relax and get a good night's rest. >> these are the men who served in the 84th infantry division. the division that distinguished itself in a series of critical engagements during world war ii. thus, this story could be the story of any infantr