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Memorial Day
May. 29th, 2006 07:02 pmThe History Channel has been running a Band of Brothers marathon, and the last of the ten episodes is playing now. Easy Company is liberating Berchtesgaden and the Eagles Nest.
Episode Nine has a special meaning for me, because it describes how the paratroopers liberated the concentration camps. My relatives died in some of those camps, and a few lived through it.
Back in my home town, I knew a man in the temple who'd been in the American Army and helped liberate a camp. When he told the story one day another, older, man began to cry. He'd been in the camp and been liberated by his fellow Jew. Neither had realized it until that moment.
My father-in-law was a combat engineer, served in the Pacific and rose to the rank of sergeant.
Today is a day of reflection and remembrance. Today, we put aside our opinions about which war is justified and whether anyone lied. Today we think of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and PHS personnel who serve in uniform, in the United States and around the world. Today, we simply say "Thank you".
Episode Nine has a special meaning for me, because it describes how the paratroopers liberated the concentration camps. My relatives died in some of those camps, and a few lived through it.
Back in my home town, I knew a man in the temple who'd been in the American Army and helped liberate a camp. When he told the story one day another, older, man began to cry. He'd been in the camp and been liberated by his fellow Jew. Neither had realized it until that moment.
My father-in-law was a combat engineer, served in the Pacific and rose to the rank of sergeant.
Today is a day of reflection and remembrance. Today, we put aside our opinions about which war is justified and whether anyone lied. Today we think of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and PHS personnel who serve in uniform, in the United States and around the world. Today, we simply say "Thank you".
