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We All Are Brothers The funeral director was finishing up the last preparations for John’s funeral when a group of men came in. There were more than 40 of them. What made the men stand out was that they were all about the same age, their hair tinged with silver. The funeral director went to the first one. “May I help you, gentlemen?” “Vee are ere for funeral of John Milton.” “Are you relatives?” “Yes. Vee, are his sons.” The funeral director couldn’t hide his shock. “I thought John only had one son who had already passed away!” “He have only one son is partially correct. But not all. Nor are ve all, for dere are many more.” The man then went on to tell their story. He said that years ago, during World War II, many German prisoners of war had been brought to live in work camps in the United States. One camp was nearby. 29