Uncle Nate was Jewish.
German war records told a different story: Nate was taken prisoner and died of his wounds at a German Airforce hospital.
“Did they find Uncle Nate’s femur yet, Mom?” my daughter Naomi would ask while eating her salad.
And after the match: “Have you picked Uncle Nate’s coffin yet?” Asher wants to know.
Uncle Nate fought for our freedoms, and his death reminds us that freedom is never free.
Persons:
Samantha Baskind, Nathan B, –, – –, Nate, ignobly, Uncle Nate, Baskinds, Abe Baskind, Colonel W.E, Campbell, “, ”, Nathan Baskind, Philip Baskind, Benjamin – –, Benjamin, David, Operation Benjamin, Rudolf Bauer, Leonhard Aumüller, Nate’s, Naomi, Asher, ” Asher, Nathan Baskind’s, Baskind
Organizations:
Cleveland State University, Art, CNN, US Army, Jewish, Eastern, American, German Airforce, Army, Commission, US Mortuary Service, US, Monuments Commission
Locations:
Warsaw, Normandy, Pittsburgh, Auschwitz, Cherbourg, Virginia, German, Texas, Northwest Africa, Tunisia, Italy, England, France, Utah