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120th
Evacuation Hospital
May 17, 2001
Mr. Roger Cohen
The New York Times
New York, New York
Dear Mr. Cohen:
I read your article “As Goethe’s City is honored, Buchenwald lurks nearby” which appeared in the August 3rd edition of the Times.
I was especially impressed by your full coverage of this painfully involved social issue for the German people. As a trained German specialist (Army Specialized Training Program) at Fordham University in 1943, I was especially effected by the exposure to the “camp”, so called by our commanding officer, when I walked up the pathway from Schloss Ettersburg to Buchenwald. I have described the emotional impact that had on me in the description I enclose, part of the attempt to recall some of the experiences I had while working in Buchenwald in April, l945.
I also enclose a description of a program that our unit, the 120th Evacuation Hospital, is planning, a return to Buchenwald in the year 2000. We want to try to recapture some of the individual experiences we had while treating the thousands of desperately sick prisoners. I have enclosed an article from Time Magazine which describes our efforts in 1945 in Buchenwald.
Thank you again for your story, I would be pleased to talk with you about our
“Buchenwald Project”, its rationale, and the present status of our efforts. My e-mail address appears below, along with my telephone and FAX number.
Warren Emerson Priest
FAX (603) 726-3422 email—afflwep@worldpath.net
