A Wonderful Life

Don Bein served in Europe toward the end of WWII. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He saw the victory in Belgium and then how the Bridge of Remagen was captured by the Allies. In April 1945, the Supreme Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, had the foresight to protect the truth of the Holocaust. He gave orders for all available troops to view the Jewish prisoners who were either dead or living skeletons in a liberated concentration camp. Don Bein, now in his 90s, was an eyewitness of the camp. He said it was the worst day of his life, and he is still following Eisenhower's orders to tell people what he saw. Siblings Aidan and Ariah Quimby have preserved his important story for young readers.