Southwestern College

Southwestern College graduate and World War II veteran Forrest Robinson will speak at about his war experiences on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in Mossman Hall room 101.  The talk will last about one hour with a question and answer session to conclude the evening. 

The Southwestern College history department and Discipleship Southwestern are hosting the event.

Robinson’s infantry division liberated the German concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany, and he recently donated his photographs of that event to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

He has traveled widely to speak at schools, clubs, and churches about his experiences.

“I’ve spoken all over the country,” says Robinson, “but I’m really looking forward to speaking at SC.”

Robinson is a 1944 graduate of Southwestern College.

“Forrest has been a servant leader in the church and in the world throughout his life. I am glad for our students to hear his story of service,” says campus minister Ashlee Alley.

“We’re delighted to have Forrest as a guest speaker. We hope to record the talk because we won’t always have his generation around to share their experiences,” says history professor Stephen Woodburn.

The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. For more information contact Pam Olney at (620) 229-6367.