Profile of Courage: An Interview with Tibor Rubin

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:00 p.m. Goodman Auditorium Tibor "Ted" Rubin was born in Hungary in 1929, and at age 13 was sent to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Rubin survived 14 brutal months of captivity, most of his family perished. With nothing left for him in Hungary, Ted emigrated to the United States. He promised himself that he would show his appreciation to the country that gave him his freedom, and saved his life.

Ted joined the Army in February
1950, and five months later landed in Korea with the
3rd battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
one of the first American units sent to help repel North Korean
invasion forces. Wounded and captured by the Chinese, Rubin's selfless
efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of as many as
forty of his fellow prisoners. His gallant actions, courage and bravery
while a prisoner of war awarded Rubin the Medal of Honor by President
George W. Bush on September 23, 2005.

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