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The Burma-Siam Death Railway: CPO Otto Schwarz

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:165
CPO Schwarz was captured by the Japanese during WW2 and spent four years as a POW....
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Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:163
CAPT Savadkin was serving on the USS Tang when it was sunk in 1944. He was rescued and captured by the Japanese, and imprisoned in the Tokyo Bay A...
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Christmas as a POW: Rick Render

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:111
Render describes the Christmas of 1944, when he spent all day waiting in line to enter a German prison camp....
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Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part II: The Allied Invasion of Italy

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:95
Capt Evans, a WWII Ranger, recounts the battles of Monte Cassino, Anzio, and Cisterna, and describes being captured and escaping from a prisoner o...
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Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part I: The Invasion of Sicily

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:94
Capt Evans, a WWII Army Ranger, describes Operation Torch, the Invasion of Sicily, almost losing his life, and the nightmares that have haunted hi...
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COL Leo Thorsness: A Medal of Honor Recipient and POW

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:87
COL Thorsness served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his wingman’s life, and was a prisoner of war for...
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Lt Col R.K. Montgomery: The St. Nazaire Raid

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:71
Lt Col Montgomery served in the British Military as a Commando in WWII, and led the demolition teams that destroyed the port in St. Nazaire....
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COL Douglas C. Dillard: Paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:59
COL Dillard almost lost both legs during WWII as a result of the extreme cold during the Battle of the Bulge....
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Sgt. J. Edward ‘Swede’ Pearsall: The Surrender of Wake Island

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:1 E:57
On this day in 1941, Japanese forces attacked Wake Island. After the Americans surrendered, Sgt. Pearsall and his fellow Marines were taken as pri...
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Lt. Col. Milt Shalinsky: Becoming a POW in Nazi Germany

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:14
Lt. Col. Milt Shalinsky describes his B-17 crashing near Brunswick Germany, and his experiences as a prisoner of war....
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