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What? Why? These thoughts raced inside Roy's mind as he watched her disappear around the corner of the building Roy would never see Nurse Lefebvre again

After leaving the hospital, Roy endured an e ceremony in which hundreds of soldiers stood at attention in the wareneral droned on about various co music, and a dozen soldiers received awards andof distinguished personal bravery and self-sacrifice, Roy received the Medal of Honor Thunderous applause followed his award Then for Roy's extraordinary acts in connection with ainst an aruished Service Cross Also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously, was his friend Stanley Riddle

Roy could care less about the awards and would gladly trade theain Because of his heroic acts and injuries, Roy was also assigned to a patrol unit in charge of cleanup operations, well behind enee of Thionville on the Mossel River There the soldiers would search out for stray ene to attack the Allied forces from the rear

The first week of duty was boring Splitting the soldiers into s house by house and barn to barn, ensuring the toas safe Froe, they wouldof deserting and trying to find Nurse Lefebvre He alking down an empty street when he heard a woain; only this ti periodically to catch any sounds, Roy quickly covered several buildings to no avail He could not pinpoint the source of the wo a narrow staircase that faced the street when Roy heard the wo sound and a groan Stepping into the stairwell, Roy crept up the stairshis way toward the awful sounds

As he neared the third floor, he heard a wo flesh The woman's voice screamed louder

"Shut up you stupid whore, or I'll shoot you," a male voice said

A woman's voice pleaded in French "No more sir, please killto the room and saw an Army soldier on top of a woman in bed He was naked from the waist down and straddled a woman tied to the bed by all four limbs He raised his fist and struck the wo French