In January 1945, inside a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, an American master sergeant was ordered to identify the Jewish soldiers under his command.

He refused.

Facing a loaded pistol, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds told a German officer:

“We are all Jews here.”

This episode of A Small Light tells the true story of an ordinary man from Tennessee whose moral courage saved Jewish American soldiers during the Holocaust — and helped protect nearly 1,300 prisoners of war.

Through firsthand accounts and historical records, this is a story about leadership, conscience, and what it means to stand up when the cost is everything.

➡️ Your move:

🏅 Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds has been recognized by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations, but he has not yet received formal recognition from the United States.

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https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/

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Please support H.R. 921 — the Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act. Roddie Edmonds saved Jewish American soldiers during the Holocaust by refusing a Nazi order. His courage deserves formal recognition.

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