Israel honored five U.S. veterans for their roles in liberating a concentration camp during World War II. The medals awarded last Friday at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust came in recognition of the soldiers’ efforts in liberating the Gunskirchen concentration camp in Austria.
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