threw his arms around me and said, boylan, thank god you got them out. >> toward the end i figure $i got no sleep for 72 hours before reporting to general hasbrouck behind the 82nd air borne lines. it was a merry christmas, it was the day before but i wished him a merry christmas. >> but to us, it was just a big step to get home. >> i was and still am proud of the men of the 106th infantry division with whom i went through such a dread bath of blood during this action. i was so proud, as a matter of fact, that i returned to that unit after escaping from prisoner of war camp some 28 days later. >> translator: it is the war of the small men, the outpost commanders, the section commanders, the company commanders, those who were the divisive people here who were responsible for success or failure, victory or defeat. we depended upon their courage. they could not afford to get confused and had to act according to their own decision until the higher command was again in a position to take over. i believe i can say, and i have the right to make this judgment that the jermans did thissed a m