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Wandering at the silent Katyn War Cemetery

The Katyn War Cemetery is a Polish war cemetery near Smolensk, Russia. Opened in 2000, the Katyn War Cemetery contains the remnants of the Katyn massacre victims and victims of the Soviet Great Purges in the 1930’s. The Katyn massacre was a series of mass executions of Polish intelligentsia carried out by the NKVD in …

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Former prisoner-of-war tells stories of his experiences in a Japanese camp to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) Marines at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in the sixth annual service of reconciliation, as part of the Japanese/ POW(s) Friendship Program. The event honored nine POWs from the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Indra Bosko)

World War II POWs Honored in Japan

General News / By World Wars Magazine

YOKOHAMA, Japan (NNS) — Standing in front of the Commonwealth War Cemetery, several Marines stood in ranks in their dress uniforms, waiting to escort former prisoners-of-war and their families into the cemetery. “I love the welcome they gave for Daddy,” said Pam Eslinger, daughter of one of the former POWs. Each year since 2010, former …

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