Journey on the Trail of the Cactus is the story of a research project taking life. Through declassified World War Il military documents, saved letters to a new wife and mother during eight months of European combat locations, historical reports, infantry veterans'anecdotes, the internet and GPS, a seventy - year old son retraces his Father's 1944-45 World War Il combat experience along the 500 mile Cactus Trail- named after the longstanding 103rd Infantry (Cactus) Division emblemed with an orange and red Segura cactus patch. From Marseilles, France to Brenner Pass, Austria, O'Regan shares an unknown story that evolves into an unforgettable one. Reminding us of what these twenty somethings did in the winter of 1944-45 along with thousands of other WWII veterans, he captures the horrors and hardships of war through the eyes of his father's words and the words of fellow survivors..