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Message:: [QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 86021, member: 136"]In 2011, a college friend, Leila Levinson, published a book called Gated Grief, a non-fiction account that included info about her father's emotional scars following his service as a US Army surgeon during WWII. It was only after his death that she discovered his part in the liberation of a German concentration camp. After her father died, Leila found his old Army trunk. It was full of startling things, including stacks of photos, that related to his role as a doctor to scores of camp survivors. His unit had stumbled upon the camp, and the photos were horrific.  She published a number of the photos in her book. They are very hard to look at, yet I have read the book & looked at those pictures several times. As Terry has said above: Regardless of how you feel, it is inappropriate to disregard history. No one learns anything from boxes tucked away and forgotten. I would urge you to find a home for the WWII photos. Perhaps you could donate them to a Holocaust museum or the like. If they are original photos, they will undoubtedly be appreciated for their historical value. If you know your grandfather's military unit, you also can check online & probably find other places that would give those photos the attention they deserve. As for the Alaskan Airlines photos, I'm of a different mind. Are they actually FBI photos (in which case, I'd find a way to return them to the FBI) or are they of a more voyeuristic nature? (If the latter, I, personally, would destroy them, but that's just ME...) Hoping you find the right "home" for all of your discoveries. -C-[/QUOTE]

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