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To learn more about this amazing story, read Texas Aggie Medals of Honor by James R. Woodall or call (979.862.2862)
and visit the Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center at 1400 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
By Janalisa Soltis
Small deeds impact others, at least for
Sebastian Lossner. His story beautifully illus-
trates how others' positive efforts brought a
small, unsuspecting German boy to America.
Heroes on Both Sides
In 1944, Aggie 1st Lieutenant Tur-
ney Leonard bravely fought and died
in WWII in the Huertgen Forest,
near former Kommerscheidt (now
Schmidt), Germany. During battle,
Leonard lost his left arm and Aggie
ring. He was posthumously awarded
the Medal of Honor in 1945.
Around 1946, Alfred Hutmacher,
a 15-year old German boy and Se-
bastian's future grandfather, found
Leonard's ring 200 yards from his
home. By 1949, a search team recov-
ered Leonard's body and returned it
home. Unaware of the Aggie ring's
significance or its owner's story, Hut-
macher kept it safe and unharmed.
Fifty plus years later, Hutmacher's
son-in-law and Sebastian's father,
German Army Lieutenant Volker
Lossner, asked Hutmacher about the
WWII Huertgen Forest battles. Hutm-
acher recalled the ring, showed it to Loss-
ner, and both men agreed to find the owner
and return it. Lossner's leads revealed that the
ring belonged to Leonard, one of seven Aggie
Medal of Honor recipients. In time, A&M Presi-
dent Ray Bowen invited Lossner to present the
ring to Leonard's family at the Sanders Corps of
Cadets Center and Aggies vs. Oklahoma half-time
on Veterans Day in 2000. Touched by Sebastian's
family's efforts, an anonymous donor offered to
fund Sebastian's future education at Texas A&M.
One tragic event brought numerous acts of kind-
ness, changing Sebastian Lossner's life forever!
The Rest of the Story
Sebastian's visit to A&M in spring 2011 "proved
to be the turning point for my future plans. I
wanted to become an Aggie, no matter what!" He
has since researched Turney Leonard and regu-
larly visited the Corps of Cadets Center, viewing
the encased ring, medal, and amazing story. "I am
proud of my ancestors and A&M and reminded
that I am just a small part of something bigger
than myself," he adds.
Sebastian agrees that this could not have been
planned "by anybody besides maybe God. No-
body else realizes how life-changing this ring's
unimpressive location was to our family! At first,
my grandfather feared judgment because he didn't
immediately pursue the ring's owner, but little did
he know how grateful Aggies are!"
Even Sebastian's father didn't understand "the
significance of the ring, but, if his father had died
in WWII, he would've wanted this memory of
him, so the ring had to return `home.' My father
is still astonished by the results from a relatively
small gesture, reinforcing his belief in the power
of doing the right thing."
Humbled by his family's self lessness and his do-
nor's philanthropic support, these events have
motivated Sebastian to continue Aggie charity
work and encourage other German students to
study at A&M. These events "happened for a rea-
son, and I will get the chance to give back what I
received in another way."
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