Sharing the Savior’s Story

Sacrifice II

On October 2, 1944, Harold Kiner of Enid, Oklahoma, along with four other men, led a frontal assault against a German pillbox near Pallenberg, Germany. The Germans threw hand grenades at the GIs, one of which landed between Private Kiner and two of his comrades. Kiner threw himself upon the grenade, smothering the explosion. He gave his heart for theirs, his life for their lives, his future for their tomorrows.

Excerpt from The Lutheran Hour broadcast of: March 16, 2003