For decades, the story of Sergeant Harold Schaefer remained a painful chapter in his family's history, frozen in time within a dusty basement closet. His niece, Barb Bernhardt, grew up with only fragmented memories and unanswered questions about her uncle, who was lost during World War II.
A Family's Heartfelt Struggle
Barb's family had kept a treasured letter from December 1944, written by her mother to her brother, Staff Sergeant Harold Schaefer.
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