![]() Out of 350 American Soldiers, only about 180, including Acevedo, survived. Photo by John Reese, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairsīuchenwald concentration camp. Wendi Sazama, AFRICOM, takes a photo of the Holocaust Remembrance Day static display in the lobby of the Kelley Theater, April 12. Acevedo was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and held at a sub-camp of the notorious Air Force Maj. Anthony Acevedo, the first Mexican-American to be registered in the U.S. Additionally, as part of this year’s program, a looping slide presentation told the story of Army medic Cpl. The Army, together with the other services represented in the Stuttgart military community, annually commemorates the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. ![]() Today is the day Congress selected to be the actual observance day.” “It started on Sunday, April 8, and it ends next Sunday on the 15 th. “Today is actually Holocaust Remembrance Day, the official day of the Week of Remembrance,” Clarke said. Army Garrison Stuttgart, was to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, explained Sgt. The observance, held for community members by U.S. Tara Zbikowski, Special Operations Command Africa, introduces the Holocaust Remembrance Day static display in the lobby of the Kelley Theater, April 12. Photo by John Reese, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Tara Zbikowski, Special Operations Command Africa, as she introduced the program. Congress established Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust,” said program emcee Air Force Master Sgt. The theme for 2018 was “Learning from the Holocaust: Legacy of Perseverance.” Photo by John Reese, USAG Stuttgart Public AffairsĪ solemn observance that included an educational display, a brief historical presentation about the Holocaust and a candle lighting ceremony was held in the Kelley Theater, Kelley Barracks, April 12. Darren McNeil, AFRICOM, lights the sixth candle at the conclusion of the Day of Remembrance observance, April 12.
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