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Video by Spc. Elsi Delgado

Dogface Soldier visits Auschwitz and shares his Great-Grandparents' Resiliency

3rd Division Sustainment Brigade

Oct. 10, 2023 | 2:04

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josh Siemiaczko, a health services administrative officer assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, tours Auschwitz Concentration Camp and discusses his Jewish great-grandparents detainment and escape during World War II near Krakow, Poland, as part of a Building Strong and Ready Teams event, Oct. 10, 2023. Resilience, or the ability to face and cope with adversity, is a key component of Soldier and unit readiness. After touring Auschwitz, Siemiaczko was able to see the legacy of resilience his family has and continues to push through. Siemiaczko is currently deployed with the 3rd DSB as part of a rotation of forces to Poland to support multinational training and operations to enhance interoperability and contingency response capabilities with allies and partners and deter adversaries in the European theater. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Elsi Delgado)