Sgt. Maj. Raynard Shannon, senior enlisted noncommissioned officer assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Mission Command Element, holds a picture nearly 70 years after it was taken in the same spot in Echternach, Nov. 2, 2015. The 4th MCE conducted a battlefield staff ride that focused on the south shoulder of the Battle of the Bulge to understand military concepts, tactical decision-making and to study past leadership styles during one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of World War II. ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason E. Epperson)

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