Spring 2006 (14.1)

A Russian engineer by the name of Ivan Pavlovsky, whom Getman met, made tags from cans, barbed wire and crude tools to attach to the feet of the dead prisoners. The tags bore the prisoner's file number of identification. To show respect for the dead, Pavlovsky diligently removed all the barbs from the wires so the remains would not be mutilated in any way. The bodies were stored just outside the camp and the tags would clang against the barbed wire, making a noise similar to a wind chime. The sound, particularly at night, was a constant reminder of the dead and the dying.