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 Benàch awaited them at the finish, where Capt. Javier Pino called it "a humbling tribute and an experience we will never forget.

Yesterday, history came alive in a way none of us will forget. For our upcoming doc, With Love, Billy , dedicated to Brigadier General William O. Darby, we recorded an extraordinary interview with Mrs. Zoe Ann Batten (102) — who knew Darby simply as “Billy,” the boy next door in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Mrs. Zoe Ann Batten and her daughter's, Sarah batten Lourn (L), and Sally Batten Haislip (R) 📍 Fort Smith Museum of History 🌍 Connected live with Nago–Torbole, Italy She rememb