Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor recalls VE Day

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Sat, 09 May 2015 09:57:23 -0400

“There was no ‘hooray for us,’ just ‘the damn thing is over, let’s get home.’”
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/last-surviving-nuremberg-prosecutor-recalls-ve-day-1.345272

There weren’t any celebrations, only relief that the fighting had finally ended. That’s how longtime West Delray Beach resident Benjamin Ferencz, 95, remembers the official end of World War II in Europe seven decades ago this week. “There was no ‘hooray for us,’ just ‘the damn thing is over, let’s get home.’ ”

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made May 9 at 2015 10:08 AM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Sat, 09 May 2015 10:08:46 -0400

Great article! Talk about "Thank you for your Service!"

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 9 at 2015 10:14 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 May 2015 10:14:59 -0400

What an amazing article. Visiting Nuremberg and the camps are humbling to say the least. I couldn't even imagine living it.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made May 9 at 2015 10:25 AM

LTC Stephen C. — Sat, 09 May 2015 10:25:31 -0400

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S., what an extraordinary story about Benjamin Ferencz. My father, who served in the Navy in the Pacific during WWII is still alive and kicking! (Update: my father passed away on 10SEP15.) He was aboard ship in the Pacific on VE Day.
My uncle (now deceased), Sergeant George Brooks Curlee served with the 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers" during World War II. The 70th spearheaded the Seventh United States Army's drive into Germany, south of Saarbrücken. He was wounded, and MIA for a brief period of time until he was found in an Army hospital. He was still in Europe on VE Day.

This photo of my uncle was taken on the Rhine River near the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen not long after its capture in March 1945.