February 11, 2008

Why we must mourn the death of Dr. Tom Lantos (D - CA),

Congress lost someone with a vastly experienced perspective on human rights.Lantos, who referred to himself as "an American by choice," was 16 when Adolf Hitler occupied Hungary in 1944. He survived by escaping twice from a forced labor camp. His family perished in the Holocaust. He was loved and respected by many R.I.P.Many many many urls going out today - I chose this one.I have tears in my eyes as I post this. A truly inspiring man. This has been a year of very sad losses .. our elders are passing away.

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