[USER=83]@cornwellfamily[/USER]
Mike,
That is INCREDIBLE! What an amazing blessing that none of them were hurt or killed, Pearl Harbor was a devastating day in history. Not a surprise that all 4 enlisted and went, there was such an amazing sense of patriotism, everyone wanted to do their part in the war effort.
As far as Auschwitz being sobering, you are spot on, it was unbelievably sad. People were just silent the whole time we were there. In my presentation, I highlight the fact that after we visited, I felt called to share the message of why the Holocaust happened (hate, racism, fear, anger) and what we can do to prevent these things from being so prominent in our society. I had a student ask me "how did you come back down from your visit there?" to which I answered that I never did, which is why I came up with the presentation, I felt like it was my responsibility to share the experiences from there with them!
