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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

San Diego, California

Dr. Edith E. Eger, a Holocaust survivor and post-traumatic stress disorder psychologist, enters the stage with her grandson Jordan Engle and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Alejandro Garcia Jr., the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, to start her talk about her experiences in Auschwitz in the Bob Hope Theater at MCAS Miramar, California, Aug. 27, 2025. Audience members asked Eger questions regarding her book, “The Choice.” Eger then described her experiences surviving Auschwitz and rebuilding her life and expressed gratitude for the role of the U.S. armed forces in liberating the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn/Released 250827-M-QW512-2016.JPG

Sep 8, 2025

Dr. Edith E. Eger, a Holocaust survivor and post-traumatic stress disorder psychologist, enters the stage with her grandson Jordan Engle and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Alejandro Garcia Jr., the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, to start her talk about her experiences in Auschwitz in the Bob Hope Theater at MCAS Miramar, California, Aug. 27, 2025. Audience members asked Eger questions regarding her book, “The Choice.” Eger then described her experiences surviving Auschwitz and rebuilding her life and expressed gratitude for the role of the U.S. armed forces in liberating the camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

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CAMERA

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/180

ISO

1600

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