What does a violin have to do with Ohio Stadium? Today I interviewed an OSU Football player from the early 40's. Part of the greatest generation, he shared with me how he went from the playing in the Horseshoe to flying bombers over Germany. During World War II, approximately 8,939 Allied Airmen were imprisoned by the Germans at Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany. Shot down over Germany, this Buckeye was one of them. As I was poking around the internet to learn more about that, I found this memorial site... http://www.merkki.com/violin.htm ....and ended up reading The Prison Camp Violin. If you enjoy a good story check it out. There are many stories on the site and it's wonderful that someone has recorded these. "The Prison Camp Violin" keeps the story of Stalag Luft I alive; my project will preserve the story of a Buckeye that was imprisoned there. Therein is the connection.