Cambridge, Minnesota resident Scott Schmitt is digging in for the World War II Foundation.Beginning on December 16th (the 67th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge), Schmitt will be digging a foxhole in his backyard and living in that foxhole as long as he possibly can, braving the cold of Minnesota nights in honor of all those American 101st Airborne paratroopers who braved the misery of nights spent outside of Bastogne.
Schmitt will be eating army rations and living the existence of a paratrooper as long as he can physically hold out. He will also be wearing authentic 101st Airborne clothing.
Scott will be going about his normal life during the day and move into his foxhole at 11pm and remain there until 6am.
Scott will be going about his normal life during the day and move into his foxhole at 11pm and remain there until 6am.
Why is he doing this? To benefit the WWII Foundation and its mission of telling the stories of the veterans of World War II and educating a new generation. He also wants to bring attention to our Richard Winters Leadership project, which includes a leadership statue in Normandy, France and a documentary film on Major Winters direction of men in combat in WWII.
For information on the Winter Leadership Project, visit http://wwiifoundation.org/current-projects/richard-winters-leadership-project/
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