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I stumbled on to this story and found it interesting if not touching

Tajik soldier meets Iowans who rescued him in World War II
BY TIM ELFRINK
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10197227

Instead, 62 years after Radford's unit — the Army National Guard's legendary 34th Infantry (Red Bulls) Division — most likely liberated Jalilov from his German captors, the two old soldiers swapped stories for hours and reflected on just how improbable their survival really was.

Great find! I actually attended the reunion with my dad (who is a real, 88 year old, WWII Red Bull). We met this gentleman and his grandson last year and, they came back again this year and attended the reunion on Sept. 4-6 in Des Moines, Iowa. I hadn't seen this article though ... thanks for sharing it!