A guard at Nuremberg..Sentencing was 61 years ago, today.

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(This first part is to clarify my confusing history. You'll hear me talk about dad being a Special Agent, and also U.S.Navy in the Pacific. Two different people. Dad#1 was Navy and died when I was 5, Dad#2 was the Polish Special Agent.)

Dad#2 liberated a camp virtually alone. There was him and his driver, Gregoryev, and they blustered the remaining few Germans into laying down their weapons (everyone knew the war was over.) He made friends with a Polish jew, Shemansky, and the two of them even had a small radio repair business in London after the war. Dad said Shemansky never fully recovered from his time in the camp and died several years after the war.

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Originally Posted by Gordito

I find it so cool (for lack of a better word) that this man and many like him either lied about their age or had parents sign for them to defend our country. Today, you can barely get a 15 year old off the couch, let alone consider joining the military with the possibility of losing his life.


Dave, thanks for sharing. Your Father in law was a true hero.

couldn't have said it better Gordito. thanks for sharing GreyRider

Originally Posted by Gordito

I find it so cool (for lack of a better word) that this man and many like him either lied about their age or had parents sign for them to defend our country. Today, you can barely get a 15 year old off the couch, let alone consider joining the military with the possibility of losing his life.


Dave, thanks for sharing. Your Father in law was a true hero.

I agree for the most part, but gotta tell you, we've got a son who just turned 17 in Sept. He's a jr in high school, and already he's looking into USMC and USArmy programs. Something about saving the world and doing the right thing. Brings a tear to his Mom's eye and pride to his Dad's life.

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You have every right to be proud of him.

A bump for Memorial Day.

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Originally Posted by GrayRider

A bump for Memorial Day.

Lest we forget....

[FinalBags]

Those Monsters sitting in front of those young men make my skin crawl.

[Berserker]

Good story.