The UC family may be far-flung in space and time, but rewarding connections are often just a call or e-mail away.

Paul Mabie, MD '54, at Catalina Island Airport.

Last May, UC Magazine highlighted "Tales of an American Soldier," Werner Von Rosenstiel's autobiographical walk through the latter stages of World War II. A German-American who studied at UC in 1935-36 as an exchange student, Von Rosenstiel joined the U.S. Army, fought the Nazis in the Battle of the Bulge, then assisted prosecutors during the Nuremburg Trials.

Seeing the summary of the book, Paul Mabie, MD '54, felt compelled to communicate with Von Rosenstiel, compliment him and share his own first-hand recollections of post-war Germany and his German ancestry. Working through the UC Alumni Association, Mabie reached across the country, from California to Florida, where the 95-year-old Von Rosenstiel resides.

Von Rosenstiel, who received an honorary degree from UC in 2003, graciously replied, sharing some new reflections on their mutual observations and experiences. "Reading your letter," he wrote, "was a charming opportunity to reflect on what I had written."

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