81st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, Stalag XII-A, & Bastogne, September 16-22, 2025
This September, Andrew Biggio – USMC Veteran & author of bestsellers The Rifle & The Rifle II – will undertake his 21 st trip bringing four World War II Veterans Back to their Battlefields. To date, Biggio has brought over 50 WWII Veterans across the Atlantic.
WWII Veterans making this journey include Eugene “Gene” Metcalfe (82nd Airborne, 508th PIR), Russell Sattazahn (1st Infantry Division), Frank Stellar (302nd Airdrone Squadron), and Lester Schrenk (8 th Air Force).
The trip will begin with events commemorating the 81 st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden including engagements with local Dutch
paratroopers. Travel will continue to the town of Uckerath, Germany to visit the location where Russell Sattazahn lost his right arm. The group will also visit Stalag XII-A where Gene Metcalfe was a POW. Metcalfe will also hold an author session for his book “Left for Dead in Nijmegen.” The trip will conclude with a day in Bastogne honoring Battle of the Bulge veterans.
Gene, at age 102, is ready to make the trip across the Atlantic and may very well be the last 82 nd Airborne Veteran to attend Operation Market Garden commemorations. At 101-years old, Russell will be returning for the very first time to the place in Germany where he lost his arm decades ago. We are honored to serve our Greatest Generation.
