Charles Payne, great-uncle of President Barack Obama, poses in front of a photo of himself and his wife, Melanie, and Obama, at his home in Chicago. In 1945 Payne was one of the U.S soldiers who helped liberate prisoners from thea German concentration camp Buchenwald.
A family photo shows Charles Payne, left, great-uncle of President Barack Obama, with the president-elect on election night in November 2008. At right are Payne's son, Richard Payne, and Payne's wife, Melanie Payne
Family photos on display at the home of Charles Payne, great uncle of President Barack Obama, show Payne with the president and his extended family at Payne's home in Chicago.
Children and other prisoners liberated by the 3rd U.S. Army march from Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, in April 1945. The freed prisoners are walking to an American hospital to receive treatment. President Obama's great-uncle Charles Payne was one of the U.S. soldiers to help liberate the camp's prisoners in 1945. Obama is planning to visit the site of the camp.