Photographs and Memories
Memories. Positive ones, negative ones; we all have them. Unfortunately, they aren’t all positive, but it makes us who we are-- who we TRULY are.
Doris (Dan) Duplechein also has these kinds of memories. The war was just beginning as he was drafted to be a medic. Throughout his career as a medic, he experienced many horrible encounters that will stay with him forever. From him and his buddies almost being gassed, to spraying down Jews to rid them of disease, it was a harsh and unforgettable reality that anyone would wish to disentangle from their minds. But one revelation hit me hard; I could feel his sorrow; sense that feeling of despair and sanguineness, when he told of his rendezvous with the concentration camp. …show more content…
I could feel it; the grief of his words, how it must’ve been for him. The Jews were malnourished and starving, and they were covered in dirt, with flies swarming around them. They were all about 80- 85 pounds; their bones were showing. The distress this man was feeling must have been overwhelming. But he took a deep breath, and helped those poor people in agony. Dan and the hospital staff set up food lines, and fed these people for 8 weeks! He also cleaned them up, and brought them back to good health. I can only imagine the joy he felt at this moment, knowing they were going to be alright. I, too have felt this
Memories. Positive ones, negative ones; we all have them. Unfortunately, they aren’t all positive, but it makes us who we are-- who we TRULY are.
Doris (Dan) Duplechein also has these kinds of memories. The war was just beginning as he was drafted to be a medic. Throughout his career as a medic, he experienced many horrible encounters that will stay with him forever. From him and his buddies almost being gassed, to spraying down Jews to rid them of disease, it was a harsh and unforgettable reality that anyone would wish to disentangle from their minds. But one revelation hit me hard; I could feel his sorrow; sense that feeling of despair and sanguineness, when he told of his rendezvous with the concentration camp. …show more content…
I could feel it; the grief of his words, how it must’ve been for him. The Jews were malnourished and starving, and they were covered in dirt, with flies swarming around them. They were all about 80- 85 pounds; their bones were showing. The distress this man was feeling must have been overwhelming. But he took a deep breath, and helped those poor people in agony. Dan and the hospital staff set up food lines, and fed these people for 8 weeks! He also cleaned them up, and brought them back to good health. I can only imagine the joy he felt at this moment, knowing they were going to be alright. I, too have felt this