Obama to visit Nazi concentration camp site
AP Features | 2009-06-05 09:11:01
<div><p>President Barack Obama will visit the site of a notorious Nazi concentration camp during his one-day visit to Germany.</p><p>The president will tour Buchenwald with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, following their talks Friday at nearby Dresden Castle and joint news conference.</p><p>Buchenwald holds a personal connection for the president. During World War II, his great-uncle, Charles Payne, assisted in the liberation of the Ohrdruf labor camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald, as a member of the 89th Infantry Division.</p><p>Obama also will visit the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, where he will see wounded U.S. troops.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=51959215&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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