The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George Patton's Third Army reached the city led by a Sherman tank nicknamed the Cobra King -- now on display at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir,

The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

Local veterans Harry Miller and Frank Cohn recalled their experiences during one of worst winters in European history.

Some of the last living American veterans of World War II on Saturday met with world leaders and many other admirers as they recounted how the Allies braved subfreezing temperatures in the Battle of the Bulge,