War never brings any good
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Hubert Rauw was born on the 8th of October 1927 in the town of Liège, located in the east of the Walloon part of Belgium. His father died when Hubert was five years old. Ever since it was his mother who took care of him. His childhood was difficult, he had no time or funds to study. He had to start working at an early age, first he was a company courier, later he progressed to a regular mailman job. After Belgium was liberated by the United States army he voluntarily entered the 17th Airborne Division that was deployed together with the Third United States Army. In May 1945 his unit almost made its way to the Czechoslovakian borders and stopped somewhere in Bavaria. Following demobilisation he continued working for the post office. He spent his whole life as a post office worker, holding various positions in Liège and Brussels. In the last decade he has enjoyed coming back to Pilsen to participate in liberation celebration events.
