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A three-man reconnaissance patrol from the U.S. 1st Infantry Division moves through Thimister, Belgium, some 15 miles southwest of Aachen.
A three-man reconnaissance patrol from the U.S. 1st Infantry Division moves through Thimister, Belgium, some 15 miles southwest of Aachen.