Dachau Survivor Salutes GI Liberator

"This is the poignant moment when a man rescued from the hell he endured at the hands of the Nazis met his saviour and gave him a salute almost 70 years later.
Joshua Kaufman first saluted his rescuer Daniel Gillespie. Then he kissed his hand and finally, he fell to his feet, exclaiming: 'I have wanted to do this for 70 years. I love you, I love you so much...'.
Kaufman, now 87, was a 'walking corpse' on April 29 1945 when U.S. Army soldier Gillespie, 89, marched in with his comrades to liberate the charnel house that was the Dachau concentration camp near Munich.
Gillespie, a machine gunner with the 42nd 'Rainbow Division,' moved to block 11 of the infamous complex which was the first camp built by the Nazis to house its enemies in 1933.
By the time it was liberated more than 35,000 people had been murdered there - in executions, in cruel medical experiments, starved, worked and beaten to death.
The first person he saw was Hungarian Jew Kaufman. He was hiding in the latrines with other prisoners, uncertain if the soldiers who arrived were liberators or a Nazi death squad sent to liquidate the camp."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2919975/I-life-Poignant-moment-Holocaust-survivor-salutes-American-soldier-liberated-Nazi-concentration-camp-hell-emotional-reunion-70-years.html#ixzz3PVmPJ9b9

 

Came across this article just posted today. (Here) About a reuniting of a Holocaust survivor and the American Soldier that rescued him. Heart warming story. Worth a read. Looks like a new documentary to be released in May.

 

This picture made my eyes blurry, shed a little tear. Very neat captivating photo!

 

yes, for some the moment of liberation was probably extremely tense/stressful....you get used to horror/etc for years, and just can't believe everything will be alright....

 

I am moved to tears. I feel so much gratitude for all who served this country in WWII and liberated many of my relatives.

 

They all deserve some type of recognition. Though some humbly prefer not to. They all deserve respect.