The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-05-21

ter from his Brigadier General, o.
neil, commencing him for the heroic
part he played in helping to win the
great war.
Headquarters 10th, Oklahoma
Brigade, A. f. F. You have been
chosen as part of the Army of Oc-
cupation. You occupy a portion of
Prussia, which once boosted that its
soldiers were the finest in the world.
You have been chosen to show the
German people what the American is
and what every soldier should be.
You were chosen for this honor be-
cause you have no unfailing displayed
the highest qualities which soldier
con possess, and in doing this you
have helped to make the reputation
of the GOTH, Division, the 2sth., Div
ision, 1.-The Kaisers Favorite." The
27th, Division, the GOTH, Division,
the firth, Division, the 41st., Div
ision, the 5th., Bavarian Reserve Div
ision, the H., Division, the 123rd.,
Division, the 255th., Division of the
famous Germany Army. You have
met, beaten and have taken prisoners
from their ranks. The names of Bots
Friere, Vilcey-Sur-Preny, Foret des
Vehchires, Bots des Rappes, and
SCULPTURE Erie, in the St Ilihiel
and the Aincreville Road, Halles
Sector, and of Rautherville, Boubrut,
Villefranche, Viseppe and the ruined
bridge at Sassy North of the Ar
gonne and lastly Ballot and Stemay
all these recall the merits of your
achievements.
In your first assault of September
18th, you attained every objective.
In spite of every possible obstacle,
both natural and artificial you progress
sed. Counter attacks by superior
forces never checked your advances.
Finally in the raids of September 23rd.
and Goth, you penetrated the famous
|Hindenburg line, winning the special
commentator of the Commanding
General of the 4th. Corps. In the
Argonne Sector, you again won the
praise from the Commanding General
of the 1st., Army for the capture of
Bantheville and the heights north of
that, place, a feat which had thrice
been attempted by others without
success.
Again on November 10TH, after a
night march of fifteen miles you at
tackled, advancing across country
swept by machine gun and artillery
fire you entered the towns of Boalon
and Stenay, the very spot from which
the Crown Prince in the height of
his power directed on Verdum, to halt
your advance the enemy threw in his
last division it was beaten.
Not only did you gain every OBJ
jective against which you were
launched, not only did you exploit
every success to the limit allowed, but
every foot of ground you took you
held, under fire from point blank and
rear shelled with high explosives and
gas, machine gunned and bomed by
aircraft, whether at, Les HUT Chem
ms, Bots de Rappes, Hill 21O, or the
Aincreville Road, you held and inn
proved your positions.
The Division as you know was rs
days under FIRE without relief (other
than change of sector) of that time
you held the front line alone for 10
days and at least half of the divisional
sector for % days more. This des-
pite the fact that you led the attack
is one of Major offensive and execut-
ed of the severe minor operations
undertaken by the division, not 10
mention the pursuit through Bots de
Halles to the Tense and the attention
on Stenay.
Courage and fighting ability are not
however, the only qualities demanded
of the soldier. Equally admirable is
that disciplined and courteous be-
havior toward to civilian population,
WOlllCu anu
whether of friend or foe which re-
tains the friendship of Allies, and
breaks down the hatred of the foe. |
Amongst the people of France you
were we'll beloved and often the peo-
pie of the town were heard to say
These men will fight we'll, the Amer
leans are indeed a great Nation"
While the population of the conquer
ed territory have nothing but praise
for the men who have conquered
them.
What the new year will bring we
know not, whether we shall shortly
return to take up the battle of indus
try or whether we shall again be call
ed upon to defeat the forces of
tyranny or anarchy we cannot tell
whatever the event | await it with
my brigade in perfect confidence. J.
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