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Act of Mercy Has Unexpected Sequel
Wall St Journal ^
| 11-25-03
| BRYAN GRULEY
Posted on 11/25/2003 4:55:47 AM PST by SJackson
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:50:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The two young men stood trembling before Army Lt. John Withers, dressed in the rags they'd worn at the recently liberated Dachau concentration camp. Sores pocked their bony arms and legs. Decades later, the lieutenant would remember how their sunken eyes sought mercy.
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To: maica
Izaak Wajgenszperg gave his 14-year-old son a brick to stand on. He said it would make the boy look bigger, so the Nazis might not send him away. Mieczyslaw Wajgenszperg obeyed. Across the square, he recalled, his mother and younger sister disappeared into the crowd. He would never see them again. And people think they have it tough today.
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11/25/2003 8:09:09 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: SJackson
HAND SALUTE for Lt Withers; RIP Mr Weigen!
To: SJackson; snippy_about_it; Matthew Paul; Johnny Gage
Good thread. Thanks for the ping Johnny
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posted on
11/25/2003 9:16:27 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Free the Heinz 57.)
To: SJackson
Very moving. Thanks for a great post.
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posted on
11/25/2003 9:20:00 AM PST
by
jokar
(Beware of the White European Male Christian theological complex !!)
To: aloysius89
bump for later and back to work while sniffling
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posted on
11/25/2003 9:38:28 AM PST
by
aloysius89
(as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: SJackson
Wow. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
11/25/2003 10:30:01 AM PST
by
agrace
To: MudPuppy
dagnabit my eyes are leaking all over my keyboard! Yeah, my allergies kicked in alla sudden too.
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posted on
11/25/2003 10:57:03 AM PST
by
wizardoz
("They're not Americans; they're Democrats." -NetValue)
To: SJackson
A great story.
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posted on
11/25/2003 11:38:27 AM PST
by
tiki
To: SJackson; colorado tanker; snippy_about_it
Beautiful story. Thanks.
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posted on
11/25/2003 4:48:37 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: ChemistCat
Thanks for the ping. A great read!
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posted on
11/25/2003 6:53:27 PM PST
by
wimpycat
("I'm mean, but I make up for it by bein' real healthy.")
To: SJackson
BTTTT
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12/05/2003 4:47:37 AM PST
by
dennisw
(G_d is at war with Amalek for all generations)
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