A GI pauses beside the town boundary marker for Bastogne, Belgium, amid heavy snowfall during the winter of 1944–45. This small crossroads town became the focal point of the Battle of the Bulge when the 101st Airborne Division and supporting units, surrounded by German forces, refused to surrender and held the town until relief arrived, an action that has since become one of the most celebrated stands in American military history. Project: 218668