Washougal Heating & Cooling Team Salute's all Veterans! 

Washougal Heating & Cooling team would like to first honor all Veteran's for sacrificing their lives to make America Great! On November 11, at 11:00 am of 1918, exactly 100 years ago, America, Britain, and France took the victory. With World War I lasting for 5 years, our men and women had to suffer through temperatures dropping below -20, living in the trenches sometimes infested with rodents and insects. Many lost their lives due to cold and harsh conditions.

A British private Henry Williamson recalled,

" When the frosts came we could walk about on the hard ground and we could also sleep. But our boots froze while we were sleeping – it was painful. So some of us would walk about at night and swing the arms to keep warm. And the overcoats, the greatcoats, of course were frozen and the yellow clay that was on them was frozen too, very hard to get it off, it was a great weight. Being stiff as boards, we just hacked the skirt off about two feet up the skirt with bayonets and walked about in short coats ." (IWM, 2018)

Our veterans gave up the comfort of their own home to stand in line with other soldiers. Today, we see the impact of their dedication, and solute them!

REFERENCES:

(2018, June 1). Voices of the First World War: War in Winter. Retrieved from https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-war-in-winter