Dear Ann Landers,
I was thrilled to see the letter in your column by Retired Lt. Col. B. McD. Jr. He recounted the events that took place Sunday morning, April 29, 1945, at Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany, where he was a prisoner of war, along with 30,000 others. The writer described his feelings when the first tank poked its nose over the hill and Gen. Patton's 3rd Army tanks made their way to the main gate of that prison camp. A huge roar went up from all of us who knew we were free at last! I was the American security officer at the front gate when that skinny GI shinnied up the flagpole, tore down the ugly German swastika and replaced it with the beautiful Stars and Stripes. Capt. Dynamite Dunn commanded the tank company that took the camp. He was a fraternity brother (Kappa Alpha) from the University The Best nr Ann Lannehs 233 of Maryland, as were two other fellow officers, Lt. William A. Mac-Gregor and Lt. Page B. Pratt. We were taken to headquarters and given royal treatment. What a day! An interesting aside: Gen. Patton's son-in-law, Col. Waters, U.S. In-fantry, was also interned in Moosburg, and later in the day, he was re-united with the general, who made a rousing speech to the newly freed prisoners of war. Thanks, Ann, for bringing back some memories of that fateful day 43 years ago.

Dear Robert Hartman,
One of the most rewarding aspects of writ-ing this column is providing the thread of humanity that binds us one to the other. I never know, when I print a letter, how many lives I will touch. When I receive feedback, such as the letter you wrote, it gives me a feeling of enormous satisfaction. Space does not permit the printing of all the letters from "Moos- burgers" who were on hand when Gen. Patton's 3rd Army came in and liberated the POWs, but here are two more.