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The American Prisoner of War Experience  American POWs upon release from Stalag Luft 7A, 1945; courtesy of Sol Weiss, former B-24 pilot in the 15th Air Force.
The
American Prisoner of War Experience
Barbed Wire History was an academic course that paired twenty-four students with twenty-four ex-prisoners from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and led to the production of the 1999 video "Barbed Wire Brotherhood." |
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 Hear U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) introduce "Barbed Wire Brotherhood." Download Senator McCain's introduction in either AVI or QuickTime format: |
For more of the American prisoner of war experience, see and hear Robert Martin's firsthand account of his capture in WWII Germany in this new multimedia series presented by courtesy of award-winning producer Tom Swope and the "Legacies" radio program. |
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Captain Giles Norrington, USN ret. In May, 1968, on his 22nd combat mission over North Vietnam, he was shot down, captured, and spent nearly five years as a POW in the "Hanoi Hilton." This highly decorated veteran is available as part of our speakers' bureau. |
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| Prisoner of war memorial, dedicated May 17, 1998, located on the Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus. |
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Former prisoners of war at
the memorial dedication. L-R: M. "Doc" Unger; R. Von Sternberg (ETO); Arnold Green (PTO); W. Baird (Vietnam). |
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This site is officially endorsed by the American Ex-Prisoners of
War and is an official partner of the Veterans
History Project. Links of further interest: National POW Museum at Andersonville, GA "Prisoners of the Japanese" (Book)
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