Saturday, May 19, 2007

Handshake across divide

A handshake across the WWII divide (AP)

Jewish American WWII veteran Sgt. Shep Waldman, right, shakes hands with Alois Wuerzer, left, a German Wehrmacht veteran, at the Eagle Nest, Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden, Germany, Saturday, May 12, 2007. The men were brought together by The Greatest Generations Foundation of Denver, which seeks to give veterans the opportunity to visit old battlegrounds. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Jewish American veteran Shep Waldman knew exactly what he would do when he came face to face with the former enemy at the Eagle's Nest, Hitler's mountain retreat.


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