- "Did you get that leg in combat?"
"Bastogne. Europe." - ―Rufus Hunt and Daniel Sousa[src]
Bastogne is a small town in Belgium.
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Siege of Bastogne[]
- "You were a scout for the 28th Infantry till you took shrapnel at Bastogne."
- ―Daisy Johnson to Daniel Sousa[src]
In December 1944, during World War II, Bastogne was the site of an engagement between Allied and German forces. One of the soldiers fighting on the American side was Daniel Sousa[1]. While fighting Sousa was in the femur by shrapnel, necessitating an amputation.[2]
