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Blisters and Honor: 40 Miles, No Support, on BG Darby's Final March for America's 250th
Six U.S. troops based in Germany marked America's 250th Independence Day by completing the unassisted Darby 40 Miler at Lake Garda, Italy — retracing BG William O. Darby's final route in extreme heat. The march honors Darby and 25 soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division still listed as missing since April 30, 1945. A surprise welcome from Association Benà ch awaited them at the finish, where Capt. Javier Pino called it "a humbling tribute and an experience we will never forget.
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Jul 45 min read
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Returning to Torbole: Grandson of 10th Mountain Division Soldier Retraces His Grandfather's Footsteps
Andrew Dayton retraces his grandfather's path through the battlefields of Lake Garda and honours the men who liberated the eastern shores of the lake in April 1945. Andrew's grandfather Samuel Gray Dayton a soldier of Company H of the 86th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division (the American Alpini), who liberated the towns on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, including Nago-Torbole.
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Jul 22 min read
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A New Chapter for Association Benà ch: Our Welcome & Research Centre in Torbole
On a very special day in Torbole last Tuesday, Keli Schmid , Archivist for the 10th Mountain Division at the Denver Public Library in...
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Oct 1, 20252 min read
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Veteran Howard Koch Receives 80th Anniversary Coin
The Association Benach is delighted and proud to have presented our 80th Anniversary Memorial Coin to Howard Koch, a veteran and 1LT of...
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Sep 14, 20251 min read
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