Descendants of the storied 10th Mountain Division, trained in Colorado mountains, relive their ascent of Riva Ridge

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Descendant Peggy Hall visits a battlefield near Castel d'Aiano on Sept. 20, 2025, where the 10th defeated Axis soldiers after taking Riva Ridge in 1945.

A woman in a purple short and baseball cap smiles as she stands with hiking poles next to other people in a wooded area on an Italian mountain.
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An undated historic black and white photo shows a line of soldiers on skis skiing toward the camera with mountains and pine trees in the background.
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