Patton Rite Marks End of 50th-Year Ceremonies
A ceremony today at the grave of one of World War II’s most flamboyant characters, “Old Blood and Guts” Gen. George S. Patton, will round off a year of events marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
Hundreds of children will gather with veterans from across the world at the U.S. military cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg, to honor Patton, who is buried there.
Patton got his nickname after he told his troops it takes “blood and guts” to win battles.
On Dec. 9, 1945, his car collided with a U.S. Army truck near Mannheim, Germany, and he broke his neck. He died 12 days later.
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