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“One writer, more than half
a century after his journey from darkness into light, accepted an
invitation to give a speech at West Point on “The Meaning
of Freedom”. A parade in his honor of 4.500 cadets moved him
to tears. That evening, when they gathered to listen to him, he
told them why: “I have always wanted to say thank you to the
soldiers who wore your uniform, to thank them for saving my life.”
And he told them about Buchenwald on April 11, 1945. And these officers
of the future, already hardened, struggled not to break down in
tears.”
Elie Wiesel
from After the Darkness: Reflections on the Holocaust
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