Folks, one can easily sit in your chair and pass judgement. But what would we do in the situation?
His life is on the line also. If he stood up and said it was wrong, he would have been sent to the Russian front. Wouldn’t have changed a thing, except he wouldn’t be on trial now.
Pray that you and I are never put in the situation, But it is possible that it is coming..........................
On the other hand, how many 17-20 year old American soldiers gave THEIR lives, in the war? And every one of them, though at least as afraid as this one was, made the ultimate sacrifice, because it was the right thing to do, because it had to be done, in order to win the war.