The May 8th Chicago Tribune ran an article by John McCormick and Charles Payne, the great uncle of President Obama. He has kept out of the public limelight until now, when it has been reported that the resident will visit the concentration camp Payne helped liberate in April 1945.
He spent his working career at the library science building at the University of Chicago, but back then, "he was Private First Class in the 89th Infantry Division when he participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf, a forced labor camp that was a satellite of the Buchenwald concentration camp."
"I remember seeing a lot of really emaciated people in rags at the point of starvation. People were clutching tin cups for food. I saw sheds where dead bodies had been stacked up.
German news agencies have reported that Obama might visit Buchenwald this summer in honor of the 65th anniversary of D-Day and the Group of Eight summit in July.
Last Memorial Day, Obama mistakenly referred to his great uncle as liberating Auschwitz during the war, but corrected it.
It Will Be Interesting to See if the President Visits the Site. Even Better, He Should Bring His Great Uncle Along With Him. --Cooter
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