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    Jul 01, 2018 3 minutes

    America’s Prisoners of War

    As I read (May/June) about the good treatment of German soldiers in our POW camps, I reflected on my experience on Guam with Japanese POWs during 1945-46. Those young men were just as happy as I was to see the end of the war. Like us, most were just doing their duty to their country. Many realized they would return home in disgrace for surrendering, but expressed gratitude for their treatment — good food, health, and housing. The kindness and respect by Americans certainly paid off for those POWs.

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