People gather at the National World War II Memorial on Dec. 16 to commemorate one of the pivotal moments to come during the war in 1944: the Battle of the Bulge. The Friends of the National World War II Memorial hosts an event on the 80th anniversary of the battle,

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

The battle, which began on December 16 1944, lasted a month and severely weakened Nazi forces in western Europe.