Friday, August 15, 2008

BELGIUM: BREENDONCK CONCENTRATION CAMP

One of Hitler's "final solution" extermination centers.

A sobering place to visit.

One pastor friend from Iowa visited with us. We were out back behind the buildings standing by the posts where firing squads executed the prisoners.

Our friend said, "Take a picture of me standing at the post." As he stood at the post and I set up to take the picture a volley of shotgun blasts came from just around the corner. My friend nearly dropped to his knees from the emotional shock. He's probably glad I didn't get the photo.

We didn't know there was a group of men with shotguns trying to shoot the rats in the moat that circled the camp.

All of us will remember that moment.

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