Great story!
My next door neighbor, who died about 5 years ago, was in the Wehrmacht in WW II. He was captured by the Russians and spent 10 years in a forced-labor camp before being released. He emigrated to the states immediately afterward. 'Eric' would mow the field between us with his brand-new [in 1995] Cadet Cub riding mower. He'd laugh his butt off when my Doberman & Weimaraner would lean on the fence to bark at him...
